Taking pictures sufferer's mom has message for son's at-large killer

The mom of a Thursday morning taking pictures sufferer held a press convention hours after police recognized her 16-year-old son.

Tiera Ervin lived shut sufficient to the bus cease the place the taking pictures happened to listen to the photographs that killed her son Temario Stokes Jr. and was the primary on the scene. The concerned gunman reportedly bumped into the cornfields west of U.S. 31 and stays at giant, however Ervin didn't see the suspect on the time, delivering a message to the gunman Thursday.

"You didn’t must do my child like that," Ervin mentioned. "You took my coronary heart proper out my chest. I hope you discover peace inside your self."

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"He was at his bus cease heading to high school when it occurred," Ervin mentioned. "Once I heard the photographs, I ran exterior and noticed my son mendacity on the bottom, shot a number of instances."

Stokes was on his technique to college as a sophomore at Whiteland Neighborhood Excessive Faculty when he was shot and killed. Ervin mentioned he would usually come straight house from college.

"He wasn’t a nasty child," his father, Temario Stokes Sr., mentioned of his son. "All children make unhealthy selections at one time, however he wasn’t a nasty child. He doesn’t deserve this."

Police reported the taking pictures gave the impression to be a focused assault. The investigation remains to be open, with Indiana State Police using a helicopter and drones to attempt to find the suspect, who was final seen carrying a black hoodie.

Stokes was the oldest of three kids.