Family and friends of 20-year-old Milan Jones gathered in Philadelphia on Friday night to remember the Temple nursing student and celebrate her life.
Jones was found dead from blunt force trauma inside a North Philadelphia apartment last Saturday morning.
Philadelphia police said a dispute between Jones and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Tymir Lackey, turned physical, leading to her death. Police called her death a domestic homicide.
Lackey, a fellow Temple student, was arrested and now faces murder charges.
In a parking lot at 74th Street and Ogontz Avenue, Jones’ family and friends came together on Friday evening for a balloon release.
“Being around this many people that care about her, I feel like I miss her,” Kyle Armstrong, Jones’ older brother, said. “I want her right here.”
Action News spoke with Armstrong and Angel Ramos, another brother of Jones.
They both described her as talented, intelligent and kind. Her brothers said they are trying to process that their younger sister is gone.