‘I don’t have him no more’: Family remembers 12-year-old Zyion Charles. The boy was shot and killed near Atlantic Station over the weekend.

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Family remembers 12-year-old killed in shooting near Atlantic Station​

ATLANTA — There were waves of emotion during a Sunday night vigil for family and friends of 12-year-old Zyion Charles.

Police told Channel 2 Action News that Charles was shot and killed Saturday on the 17th Street bridge. Charles had been caught up in a dispute between a group of friends.

Channel 2′s Justin Carter spoke to Zyion’s family, who said Charles was an innocent bystander.

Zyion’s grandmother, Sandra Durden, told Channel 2 Action News that enough is enough.

She’s tired of vigils and tired of releasing balloons.

She said Zyion was in the seventh grade and wants people to know he didn’t own a gun but was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

A sea of white and red balloons to remember who Zyion was, a student at KIPP Soul Academy.

Zyion’s family said he loved music, his family, and his twin sister Zyrhia.

“It was a hole. And now it’s a half. I don’t have him no more,” Zyrhia said.

Police said a large group of minors got into a dispute shortly after they were escorted out of Atlantic Station for curfew violations and unruly behavior.

“Everyone involved yesterday was a teenager and we recovered three handguns from this location. Handguns in the wrong hands leads to tragedy,” Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum said.

“You could never imagine a 12-year-old losing his life,” Durden said.

Durden said she had just made her grandson a promise for Christmas.

“I said if you go to school every day until Christmas break, I promise you I’m gonna get you an iPhone 13. He was so happy,” she said.

But that wish will never be granted. She’ll be grieving her grandson for the rest of her life.

So far, no arrests have been made. Atlanta Police believe they are close to issuing warrants and making arrests in this case.

 

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“Everyone involved yesterday was a teenager and we recovered three handguns from this location. Handguns in the wrong hands leads to tragedy,” Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum said.

 

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[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Oh, come on.

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[Gloxina]

There’s a conversation that we need to have… …

 

[360dagod]

Rest in peace to that child...

But if grandma had to throw an iPhone 13 in the picture to keep him in school, then this kid was already on bad footing

And where is the mother?

 

[Peachstate]

His mother and father failed him. It's tragic, especially because there are thousands more just like him in this country.

 

[TaxCollector13459]

Damn man..

 

[FaTaL]

12 year olds?

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

rip

 

[Rockstar Mom]

Bargaining with my child to go to school, just does not compute with me My son is 14, and I wish the fukk I would convince him to go to school. He know if he don’t go to school, or we find out he in some shyt, it’s UP!

A 12 year old should not have been at Atlantic Station unsupervised. It was after 8 PM, none of these kids should’ve been outside. They should’ve been in the house. It really does boil down to bad/neglectful parenting.

 

[FaTaL]

Bargaining with my child to go to school, just does not compute with me My son is 14, and I wish the fukk I would convince him to go to school. He know if he don’t go to school, or we find out he in some shyt, it’s UP!

A 12 year old should not have been at Atlantic Station unsupervised. It was after 8 PM, none of these kids should’ve been outside. They should’ve been in the house. It really does boil down to bad/neglectful parenting.

whats atlantic station?

 

[Atlrocafella]

Bargaining with my child to go to school, just does not compute with me My son is 14, and I wish the fukk I would convince him to go to school. He know if he don’t go to school, or we find out he in some shyt, it’s UP!

A 12 year old should not have been at Atlantic Station unsupervised. It was after 8 PM, none of these kids should’ve been outside. They should’ve been in the house. It really does boil down to bad/neglectful parenting.

They need to permanently ban unsupervised kids under 18 at Atlantic Station, they always in some shyt

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

it was a wild weekend in the A

14 dead, 15 injured in metro Atlanta shootings, stabbings over Thanksgiving holiday weekend

Here is a breakdown of each shooting and stabbing investigation.

www.wsbtv.com

 

[staticshock]

Check his IG

He needed better guidance. Kid didn’t have a chance. This apparently is the on going beef between Homicxide gang (playboi cari’s folks) & Henchmen gang (some nikkas outta Edgewood in zone 6)