Loved ones on Saturday remembered the life of a teenage girl who was shot and killed in Fort Lauderdale in February.
NBC6 cameras captured several people showing up at 16-year-old Tanaejah Atterbury's home.
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WATCH HERE“This is really amazing to see who her friends are, their family who supports me behind her,” Shraday Heller said.
Heller said that on Feb. 17, several people were fighting on Northwest Eighth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale and Atterbury was standing around.
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Soon after, she said someone pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Atterbury was struck and died at the hospital.
Chilling 911 calls revealed the moments after the shooting happened
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As her family demanded justice, a week after her death, police arrested a 17-year-old boy connected to the shooting and ultimately, her murder.
Heller and her sister Shanell Heller said Atterbury was a typical teenager.
“She's real loved, kind, sweet, gentle, her smile lit up the room, she loved going to school, making TikTok dances with her friends, cousins and sisters,” she said. “It's sad we don't have her anymore, but God needed her more than we did.”
As they honored the teen's life Saturday, there was also a call for change.
“We just hope everyone learns their lesson and stop the violence so we don't have to meet up like this to enjoy each other,” Heller said. “We're happy that justice was served and people came out to support my sister and niece.”
The 17-year-old is charged with murder.
