TOLEDO, Ohio — At just 16 years old, Braxton Abbott will now have to navigate life without his father, Brandon Abbott, who was shot and killed at a McDonald’s on Reynolds Road earlier this month.
“To know that my dad is not going to see me graduate, it does kind of hurt,” Braxton said.
Though their relationship had its ups and downs, Braxton said his father was his only father figure. Some of his fondest memories are of cookouts, where Brandon would teach him how to grill burgers and spend time laughing and playing games…