BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
I’m Melissa wright in north Omaha and over the past few months I’ve spoken with families who have lost loved ones to violence and now are waiting for justice. I just spoke with one of those families and detectives to learn more about the work that goes into chasing down suspects and what those arrests mean to our neighbors.
Anjonette McLucas says she struggles with the reality that she’ll never see her daughter again.
“I sometimes feel like my purpose is nothing. Because I had six children and I thought god has given me those six. And now I am cut down to five. I don’t feel like I have a purpose now.” said McLucas.
Her oldest daughter Le’Zah Lewis was shot and killed last august. The 30 year-old mother was pregnant at the time of her death and left behind four children at home. Now her mother clings to memories.
“I’m glad I have those video. But they aren’t enough.
“I look around and I say, ‘these are the same pictures’. And I say, I want updated pictures. And I will never get them.” said McLucas.