Monica Steele

When he was walking back to the vehicle he rode to the funeral in, somebody opened fire.

The fire department was able to take Isaiah to the hospital, but he bled out.

I was asleep so it took me a while to comprehend that someone was at my door, and who was at my door. They kept saying they were the police department. There were two detectives and they said they were with the homicide division. My heart sunk, and they asked me if they could come inside and have a seat. That was very difficult to hear of course, you know, and the detectives were great. They stayed with me until I made the phone call because I had to call my mom.

Its difficult. His [Isaiah] birthday is Friday so he would have been 24 so I just feel like we should have been planning for his birthday to celebrate his life. Instead, Im planning a funeral for him. Nobody should have to bury their kids. No parent should have to bury their kids at all.