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To the public, she might just look like a tragic statistic: a 25-year-old pedestrian struck and killed on a busy highway early Tuesday morning. But to those who knew and loved her, A\u2019miah Armstrong-Walker was a force of pure light.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no words to express how you feel after losing a child,\u201d said her mother, Amanda Walker-Hunter. \u201cA\u2019miah was the perfect daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Armstrong-Walker was killed on Tuesday morning along Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park. In the wake of the tragedy, her family is choosing to remember a vibrant, generous young woman who brought immense joy to everyone around her.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe would make you laugh if you were sad,\u201d Walker-Hunter said. \u201cShe was an ear when you needed it. She was a shoulder to cry on. She loved her family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Growing up, Armstrong-Walker\u2019s world revolved around her family, a desire to enjoy every single day and basketball.<\/p>\n
Her father, Reginald Armstrong, fondly recalled the hours they spent together sharpening her skills on local basketball courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is about 13, 14 years old, she just started playing basketball at that point,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cWe used to walk to the park. [I] had her dribble with her left hand to the park, dribble with her right hand back. We\u2019d do 100 jump shots a day.\u201d<\/p>\n
As she grew into adulthood, that vibrant spirit only deepened.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe just loved life, and that\u2019s what was taken from us,\u201d Walker-Hunter said.<\/p>\n
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A\u2019miah Armstrong-Walker embracing her father, Reginald Armstrong.<\/p>\n
The Investigation and Charges<\/p>\n
According to Minnesota State Patrol<\/a> investigators, Armstrong-Walker was a passenger in a vehicle traveling southbound on Highway 252 near 73rd Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. An argument broke out inside the vehicle, prompting her to get out.<\/p>\n While she was standing on the driver\u2019s side of the car near the fog line, she was struck by a passing vehicle. The driver failed to stop.<\/p>\n On Thursday, authorities charged Ryant Freeman, 23, of Brooklyn Park with criminal vehicular homicide for operating the vehicle that struck her and leaving the scene. Freeman was tracked down and arrested at a local gas station a day after the incident.<\/p>\n If convicted, Freeman faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.<\/p>\n The hit-and-run incident happened on Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park near 73rd Avenue N.<\/p>\n Moving Forward with Love<\/p>\n While the legal process moves forward, Armstrong-Walker\u2019s family is left grappling with an unbearable void.<\/p>\n \u201cYou left my baby on the side of a road,\u201d Walker-Hunter said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing that can take that pain away.\u201d<\/p>\n For now, the family is taking life step-by-step. They refuse to let this tragedy define the woman they loved so deeply, choosing instead to carry her legacy of kindness forward.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m going to take the love that I gave her, the love she gave back, and continue to give love,\u201d Walker-Hunter said.<\/p>\n A\u2019miah Armstrong-Walker (top left) surrounded by family members. A\u2019miah\u2019s mother, Amanda, is on the lower right.<\/p>\n Related: Woman Killed in Brooklyn Park Hit-and-Run Crash: State Patrol<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"highway](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-at-3.43.26-PM.png\")
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