Dear Abby: I Don’t Know How to Help My Son Who Witnessed a Family Tragedy
- In Delaware County this week, Tara Jones was charged with involuntary manslaughter and firearm offenses for purchasing her son's gun used in a 2024 shooting after her son was sentenced to life in prison last November.
- Authorities allege Tara Jones purchased the firearm her 17-year-old son used to shoot Alonzo Byrd five times in March 2024.
- Charging documents reveal Tara Jones faces involuntary manslaughter, firearm, and weapon transaction charges, with a plea deal risking 11–16.5 years in prison.
- Jones, the sole provider for her two children, faces charges linked to her son’s murder conviction, while Byrd’s mother laments only having memories of her son.
- Jones' next court date is scheduled for August 18 with a trial set for September, risking an 11 to 16.5-year sentence if convicted.
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Dear Abby: Murder of sibling has changed demeanor of victim's brother
DEAR ABBY: Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where "things like this don't happen." My other two boys received a call to come immediately to their dad's home, where it had happened. My boys were the first to witness the bloody scene. They called 911. My son lived two days more. Today would have been his birthday. His brothers witnessed something beyond imaginable.My youngest (now 32) has isolated himse…


Murder of sibling has changed demeanor of victim's brother
DEAR ABBY: Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where "things like this don't happen." My other two boys received a call to come immediately to their dad's home, where it had happened.…
Dear Abby: Mother says her son's murder has changed the demeanor of the victim's brother
Dear Abby: Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered near a city where "things like this don't happen." My other two boys received a call to go immediately to their dad's home, where it had happened.…
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