Arrielle Lashawn Parker-Jeffries
Age 16
Birmingham, Alabama
Now only her written story remains
She was an honors student and a majorette on her school’s dance team. Her loved ones say that “she was very outgoing with a beautiful spirit and a loving heart.”
She was an aspiring author whose first unpublished book was called,“My First Field Trip.” A rising senior, she planned to attend Tennessee State University. “She had big dreams. She was going to be successful,” longtime friend Chaseity William said.
Arrielle LaShawn Parker Jeffries, 16, attended Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Alabama. She was killed in a drive-by shooting on July 8, 2018.