Family of 21-year-old woman fatally shot in parking lot brings attention to domestic violence

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) – The family of a 21-year-old woman is bringing attention to domestic violence after she was gunned down in a Georgia parking lot. They hope to save others from experiencing a similar heartbreak.

Elajia Whitley, 21, was rising in life, her family says, before she was found dead in a car Friday afternoon at a shopping center in Duluth. Gwinnett County police say she was the victim of a domestic violence shooting.

“Elajia has always resonated light, and the light that she was resonating came from her heart,” said Alfred Uzomah, Elajia’s stepfather…

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