SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento high school senior was getting ready to graduate, but instead of measuring his cap and gown, his family is measuring his casket.
Jeremiah Walker, 18, was shot and killed Sunday morning by what family says is a stray bullet after a house party in Natomas.
Walker’s grandfather, Mervin Brookins, Sr., is a prominent community activist in Sacramento. Brookins is the CEO of Brother 2 Brother Mentoring. His mission, and something he’s worked extremely hard toward, is to prevent shootings like this.
Now, he is with his family living through this tragedy.
“Broken-hearted man. There’s no—just broken-hearted,” Brookins said.
Brookins spoke with CBS13 Sunday night just hours after his grandson was shot. Their bond was thicker than blood.
“I just adopted him as my grandson and was just there for him,” he said.
Brother 2 Brother Mentoring aims to transform and empower the lives of at-risk youth.