Post by Adriana Velez
Yesterday Sherry West, a Georgia mother, witnessed the shooting and killing of her baby. Last night, two teenagers were arrested in connection with that killing. Seventeen-year-old De'Marquis Elkins is charged with first-degree murder. He will be tried as an adult. An un-named fourteen-year-old boy will also be tried for first-degree murder. Police searched school records and canvassed the neighborhood, following leads that finally brought them to these arrests. Sherry says she's relieved that the alleged perpetrators were found, but the arrests can't bring her peace. "I feel glad that justice will be served," she says. "It's not something I'm going to live with very well. I'm just glad they caught him."![]()
Yesterday Sherry West, a Georgia mother, witnessed the shooting and killing of her baby. Last night, two teenagers were arrested in connection with that killing. Seventeen-year-old De'Marquis Elkins is charged with first-degree murder. He will be tried as an adult. An un-named fourteen-year-old boy will also be tried for first-degree murder. Police searched school records and canvassed the neighborhood, following leads that finally brought them to these arrests. Sherry says she's relieved that the alleged perpetrators were found, but the arrests can't bring her peace. "I feel glad that justice will be served," she says. "It's not something I'm going to live with very well. I'm just glad they caught him."