{"id":206272,"date":"2026-03-26T01:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206272\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T01:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:53:08","slug":"family-of-ahmari-robinson-shares-stories-at-candlelight-vigil-days-after-his-death-sippy-cup-was-his-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206272\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of A\u2019hmari Robinson shares stories at candlelight vigil days after his death; \u2018sippy cup was his best friend\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A circle of family, neighbors, and strangers gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil honoring 2-year-old A\u2019hmari Robinson, who was shot and killed over the weekend on Jacksonville\u2019s Westside. \u2013 A circle of family, neighbors, and strangers gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil honoring 2-year-old A\u2019hmari Robinson, who was shot and killed over the weekend on Jacksonville\u2019s Westside<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the sun went down, candles flickered, and prayers filled the air. <\/p>\n

People called the toddler\u2019s name as relatives stood shoulder-to-shoulder, trying to comfort one another.<\/p>\n

Family gathers to remember A\u2019hmari Robinson. (News4JAX)<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re doing as best we can,\u201d said Delecia, A\u2019hmari\u2019s great aunt. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to stay strong for the mother and for my nephew as well who cannot be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family members described A\u2019hmari as a happy, playful child whose personality was already well known to those closest to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hated clothes and his sippy cup was his best friend,\u201d said his aunt, Starlyn. \u201cYou had his sippy cup, you didn\u2019t have his attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizers with the Silent Women Speaking Foundation said the vigil was meant to make sure A\u2019hmari\u2019s mother and family felt supported in the days after his death.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe showed up for love, support, prayer,\u201d Haraka Carswell said. \u201cTo lose a 2-year-old is devastating for a mother \u2026 I just want everyone to know that she don\u2019t have to walk this journey alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police said the 2-year-old was shot Sunday night during what the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office described as a domestic dispute at a Westside apartment complex.<\/p>\n

JSO said 21-year-old Steven Dodson Jr. was arrested<\/a> in connection with the case.<\/p>\n

Candles spell out the initials of A\u2019hmari Robinson, a 2-year-old boy shot and killed at a Westside apartment complex. (News4JAX)<\/p>\n

At the vigil, candles were placed on the ground in A\u2019hmari\u2019s initials as the family asked for continued prayers and strength in the days ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank everyone for their support,\u201d Delecia said. \u201cWe appreciate all the support and all the love. Please continue to pray for us. We are going to need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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