VERO BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — A tragedy that shook the Vero Beach community is now at the center of a long-awaited courtroom battle.
Nearly five years after the brutal killing of 2-year-old Akeelah Dixon, her family is speaking out as the trial of her accused murderer, Deshawn Clark, is set to begin.
For Akeelah’s loved ones, time has done little to ease the grief. Her aunt, Kashanna Collier, remembers her niece as a bright, loving child…