Aurianna McNear remembers the good times with her son as a way to help her cope with his loss.
“The kid was a jokester,” McNear said. “He was funny. Always up for a challenge and a thrill. He was super-hyperactive.”
Her son, 17-year-old Cairi McNear, was shot and killed last Wednesday on the 7100 block of 14th Place in Miami before heading to school.
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“My heart stopped,” McNear said. “It was deep sorrow, deep pain. That’s my boy. That’s my Cai.”
On Monday, police arrested a 15-year-old for Cairi’s murder.
McNear calls the arrest “bittersweet.”
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“There’s nothing comforting about that, knowing that another mother is going through the same pain that I’m going through,” she said. “She lost a son, and I lost a son.”
According to an arrest report, the suspect got into an argument with Cairi, then pulled a gun out of his pants and shot him multiple times.
Police say the accused shooter then took off on a mini bike.
Cairi died at the scene.
“Whatever the reason, it was senseless,” McNear said.
“It shouldn’t have happened, but it did. Now, I’m at a point where what’s the resolution?" she said. "Being angry or vengeful isn’t gonna solve anything.”
Police say the suspect has been charged with second-degree murder.
