Yolanda Walton describes her only grandson, Cahari Walton, as a protector who asked lots of questions.
“If he didn’t see the reason, he wanted to know,” said Yolanda. “He needed to know and it needs to make sense.”
However, Yolanda now needs answers of her own.
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“For me, it’s the wondering [of] who? And why?” said Yolanda in an interview with FOX 17 on Tuesday.
Yolanda explains just after midnight on January 25, 2023, the 16 year old died from a gunshot wound to the head.
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Where it happened and what led up to Cahari’s death remains under investigation but police in East Grand Rapids found him near the intersection of Lake Drive and Plymouth Road, across the street from Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital.
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“You had to have an empty soul to commit a crime like that,” said Yolanda. “To shoot him in his head and dump him on the side of the road.”