After losing his mother, sibling, and cousin, a young boy from Chicago’s South Side had his Christmas wishes come true.
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9-year-old Jacoby Edwards, lost his great aunt, Nakeeshia Strong, 45; his cousin, Bryson Orr, 7; and his mom, Capri Edwards, 24, in a mass shooting in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue in the Grand Crossing community on July 4th.
Jacoby was also shot that day, but he survived. His family said his mom died trying to shield him.
While nothing can replace a loved one, the Edwards’ family was surprised with a new car and a $1,500 shopping spree courtesy of Early Walker and Walmart.
With Jacoby’s grandmother, Markita Scott, stepping in to help care for him, she worried that they wouldn’t have any help, let alone a decent Christmas.
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“It means a lot to me right now. I know Capri is smiling down on me right now, like, ‘Yes mama you got some help!'” said Scott, “because all the stuff that he has now, I was like, telling him like wait until after Christmas, because, like, I’m still financially struggling with just moving into our new place.”
While the family shopped at Pullman’s Walmart Supercenter, they were told that they were in for another surprise and to go outside. When they stumbled upon Walker, they discovered he was able to get a brand-new car for Scott—in her name.
“I ain’t never expect anything like this. Like, this is just, yeah, I’m excited,” she said. “I know Capri is smiling down right now, like, Yes, Mama, you got some help.”
