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SPOTLIGHT
JULA
This week’s Spotlight feature, Jula, always comes pre- pared for an opportunity. Never camera shy, Jula is ready to embark on the next chapter of her life, and can see nothing but success for herself and her future. She also understands the rewards of hard work, and she’s willing to make all the sacrifices to make her dream a reality. Congratulations to Jula as this week’s Spotlight feature.
Teen Killed On Birthday Hours After Posting On Facebook
MISSOURI --- A Missouri teenager was senselessly killed after posting to Facebook about how happy he was to see his 17th birthday.
Armond Latimore, of St. Louis, made the now chill- ing status update at 12:00 p.m. Saturday:
“Thru all the bullsh*t I den been thru I’m just glad I can say I made it to see 17 #MYDAY #FREEGANG.”
An hour later, Latimore took one fatal bullet to the head while picking up food from the Bing Lau Chop Suey Restaurant in the 3100 block of North Grand Blvd., police said.
The restaurant is just a short walk from Coleman Street, where Latimore lived with his mother and siblings.
The teen, a sophomore at Vashon High School, was rushed to a nearby hospital, but pronounced dead upon ar-
ARMOND LATIMORE 8/18/2001 --- 8/18/2018
rival, police said.
His mother, Chandra D.
Payne, 38, was reportedly buying ice cream for her son when she received a call noti- fying her he’d been shot.
“He told me that he wanted ice cream,” she said in an in- terview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
“I went to Save A Lot and three minutes later I received the call.”
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