South Carolina authorities are searching for a 23-year-old “armed and dangerous” man responsible for the death of a woman at a Bojangles fast food restaurant.
There is a warrant out for the arrest of Ja’Quivian Kennerly who is believed to be connected to the shooting. He is wanted on several other charges including murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The murder of 40-year-old Antoinette Michelle Hammonds-Colon unfolded Thursday at Bojangles located on Harbison Boulevard.
The woman sustained a fatal gunshot wound to her upper body, according to police, and later died at the hospital. Deputy Chief Melron Kelly condemn the gun violence that took Antoinette’s life, saying it happens way too often. “Miss Colon was totally innocent,” said Kelly. “She was 40 years old, she was an employee at Bojangles and she was doing her job; Totally senseless act of violence. Any act of violence is one too many and we just have to say enough is enough, specifically with gun violence.”
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Her death is mourned by family members who said their loved one had just started her job at Bojangles a few months ago. Colon’s sisters TraciMarie Colón-Jones and Denise Colón said the family is devastated by the victim’s death. The sisters said Hammond-Colon had a heart of gold and was “an energetic, clumsy kid growing up who was literally scared of everything,” they said. TraciMarie added that her sister Antoinette had a knack for helping others, which will live on despite her untimely death…