‘So many people loved her’: Vigil held for Mobile mother killed in weekend shooting

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Dozens gathered along Vienna Avenue Wednesday night to honor a Mobile woman killed over the weekend.

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Remembering her as a loving mother of two sons, grandmother, and friend.

40-year-old Sheanaka Poindexter, was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, Desmond Longmire, Saturday morning, according to Mobile police.

Through their grief, family, friends, and neighbors held candles and released purple balloons together in memorial.

“So many people loved her,” said Amberly Howard, a friend of Poindexter. “She was a great person.”…

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