Sunday morning marks one week since 15-year-old Maurice Scott was gunned down on Wheeler Road near his home and high school in Southeast D.C.
Saturday evening, a large group gathered at a vigil held on the grass and concrete walkways between two apartment buildings to celebrate his life and mourn the potential halted by those bullets.
鈥淚 want all y鈥檃ll to be safe. I can鈥檛 lose no more of y鈥檃ll,鈥� said one friend, who appeared on the verge of tears as he spoke.
After the vigil, his mother, Monique Scott, said he was a good son. She said he wasn鈥檛 targeted, but happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, 鈥渁nd now he鈥檚 never coming home.”
“I lost my son, and he was really good to me. He took care of me. He took trash out, he did his chores, he made honor roll, he did everything I asked of him鈥nd I [have] to deal with this for the rest of my life,” she said.
Maurice died after being shot multiple times down the street from Somerset Prep DC Public Charter School, where he was a student.
鈥淭o Ms. Scott, we are here for you, day in and day out. Maurice will never be forgotten,鈥� said Somerset Prep DC Principal Lauren Catalano. 鈥淭o the community, if we can do anything to even remotely come close to helping you heal鈥攚e are here, and we want to be with you on this journey.”
The in less than two days, according to a fundraising page update. The excess dollars will be used for 鈥渆ducational activities for Maurices twin sister鈥攑rimarily for fees related to extracurricular school activities and computer access,鈥� the page said.
As the vigil concluded, Maurice鈥檚 older sister urged everyone to take a reward flyer produced by D.C. Police, which offers $25,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.
鈥淢y brother鈥檚 case is not about to be a cold case and nobody鈥檚 just going to act like it didn鈥檛 happen. My brother鈥檚 case is not going to be that case,鈥� she said.
