JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a 16-year-old boy who was fatally shot was mourning his loss as they prepared for his funeral.
Amir Bostic, described by family as an A-B student with dreams of becoming a tattoo artist, died after he and two others were shot and rushed to a hospital.
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“Amir was the joy of my family. Amir was the glue to our family,” said his sister Zakiya Bostic. “He was my baby brother. We shared the same mom. He was everything to me. We were very close. This is my first best friend.”
The tragedy unfolded rapidly. Bostic spoke with her brother at 8:38 p.m., receiving the devastating call about the shooting less than an hour later at 9:30 p.m.
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“I was actually supposed to come see him that Saturday. We were supposed to go Christmas shopping,” Bostic said. “He told me he loved me and that he was gonna see me later. He never said goodbye. He always said, ‘I’ll see you later.’”
Family members remembered Amir as a charismatic and talented young man who loved to draw. “I want everybody to know Amir was the type of person - I’ve never met nobody that young, who was so wise and just so caring, and he was full of kindness,” his sister said. “I’ve never seen him cry. He was just always smiling, always happy.”
Police continued to investigate the shooting, as no arrests have been made.
The Bostic family planned to participate in a community walk against gun violence on Jan. 3 with MAD DADS, a community organization working to combat violence.
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