Las Vegas Review-Journal

DECEASED SON WAS ALL ABOUT HIS FAMILY, MOTHER SAYS AT RALLY

-

noting investigat­ors don’t believe Stevenson was the target of the attack.

“We’ve been able to piece a lot of it together, but as far as who the actual shooter (only described as a black man) is, we need that informatio­n as well,” he said.

A teary Bowser, 57, remembered her son as a “very playful, very loving, very kind, just all around good person” who loved writing rap music, his job assisting mentally ill patients, but above all his family.

“He was just,” said Bowser, sighing, pausing and then crying. “He was just my everything, honestly. My son was just a good person and he didn’t deserve to die like that.”

“There isn’t a day that goes by and I don’t miss my son,” she said.

Bowser doesn’t feel hatred for the killer, but needs justice and closure, she said. “Think about it,” she pleaded to anyone who might have informatio­n. “If it was your mother and you had a brother who was taken away from you guys, how would you feel? Would you want justice for him?”

Grieving is more tolerable as time passes, but “when I look at these babies and I see that their dad is not here, It’s hard. It’s a hard pill to swallow … to know that he’s not here to help raise his children like he did when he was here,” Bowser said.

On Thursday, Stevenson’s family interacted with Metro Police and church representa­tives. Aubrielle recognized a photo of herself on posters created to provide police contact informatio­n. “That’s me right there,” she said.

“When they say, ‘Let go,’ you have to let go, OK,” children were instructed. Then, a Metro lieutenant counted to three and the balloons were lifted by the breeze and disappeare­d in the sunny, blue sky.

Anyone with informatio­n is asked to contact Metro at 702-828-3521. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestopp­esrofnv.com.

 ?? STEVE MARCUS ?? Terrilyn Bowser, mother of murder victim Javerian Stevenson, holds hands with her son’s daughter Aubrielle Stevenson, 5, during the rally. Metro Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer listens at left.
STEVE MARCUS Terrilyn Bowser, mother of murder victim Javerian Stevenson, holds hands with her son’s daughter Aubrielle Stevenson, 5, during the rally. Metro Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer listens at left.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States