WATCH: “They Just Murdered My Granddaughter” — Grief-Stricken Grandmother Cries Out After Villa Double Killing
“They just murdered my granddaughter… I would do anything to bring her back.”
Those were the anguished words of Blondelle Hopkins, the grandmother of 17-year-old Brianna Clark, as she struggled to process the devastating loss.
Clark and her boyfriend, Omari Lewis, were gunned down in a brazen attack on Hanns Street in Villa earlier today, sending shockwaves through the community and leaving families shattered.
Hopkins, overcome with emotion, described a pain no family should have to endure, as loved ones grapple with the sudden and violent loss of two young lives.
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