ATLANTA - Rapper 21 Savage paid for the Saturday funeral of a 3-year-old boy shot to death in his mother’s backseat.
Services began at noon for T'rhigi Romell Diggs, who was killed late on the night of April 1 by what police believe could have been a random shot fired from a nearby gas station.
Police said the boy’s mother, Roshanda Craig, was driving down Eastland Road in DeKalb County when a gray Dodge Charger pulled up next to her. Originally, police said the bullet that killed the child came from that car, but now believe the fatal shot came from a Texaco gas station at the corner of Bouldercrest and Eastland roads.
“He actually got to come into the world and play, oblivious to the evil and the dangers of the world," said Jedidiah Brown, who attended the service. "And now he’s going back to heaven where he’ll never know bad news or danger.
“I’ve been to countless services, but this was gut-wrenching.”
Brown was a stranger to the family, until he saw their story on the news and compelled him to offer a $10,000 reward to catch the killer.
“I want them to understand you cannot take the life of a baby and go back to being comfortable, have life as normal.”
Police still want to speak with the passengers of the passing car, but as of now, they’re not considered suspects.
Police also have released video they believe shows other people, thought to be bystanders, inside the gas station near where the bullets were fired.
A later clip shoes a third person walking to the door and then quickly ducking and backing away from the entrance. The second man to walk in appears unfazed and walks past the fleeing witness and into the parking lot – apparently following a female witness already outside.
“I really don’t have many words for the shooter except do the right thing and turn yourself in because we’re going to use every resource and person available to find you,” Brown said.
