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Dear Ira: I Want You to Know You Did Not Die in Vain

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick participated in the robbery and shootout that claimed the life of a Delaware man named Ira Hopkins. Here is Pennick’s letter to Hopkins, “a loving son and uncle, an amazing chef and a leader.”

Life Inside • 08.19.2022

My Son Nacear Was Killed on Memorial Day. It Took Me Two Years to Cry.

I was taking care of his kids, going to work, and helping my other children process their brother’s murder. I couldn’t have accomplished what I needed to if I had cried sooner.

Life Inside • 04.29.2022

People Often Say My Son ‘Passed Away.’ Darien Was Murdered.

If I see a car that looks like Darien’s or the sunlight hits just right, all of the sadness comes flooding back.

Life Inside • 04.28.2022

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