On Saturday, Bre’Asia Simone Johnson and her unborn son will be laid to rest. Both died at a local hospital after a shooting in Arlington. Police have not arrested their killer.
“I just want people to remember who she was as a person,” Martha Gutierrez said. “The type of person that she was. I mean, to be honest, not many people would do what she did. For somebody’s kids who weren’t hers. I don’t want her to be forgotten.”
Mother mourns her first child
Gutierrez, 49, said Johnson was her first child and only daughter. The depth of the loss is almost hard to describe. Johnson’s stepfather joined Gutierrez and loved ones at Virginia Weaver Park in Cedar Hills to share her story.
“Just pray for us. Like, we’re devastated,” Litonion Allen said. “You know, we’re still trying to cope and get through all this. We’ve been shocked, you know, for the most part.”
Police detail shooting on I-20
According to police, the 29-year-old was in the vehicle with a driver they have not publicly identified. Because there have been no arrests, CBS News Texas is withholding his identity. Investigators said the shooting happened on I-20 in the westbound lanes near Bowman Springs Road before 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. The victims pulled into a nearby convenience store…