ATLANTA — Kerri Gray will have to catch a ride to visit her son's grave on what would have been his third birthday.
She walks three miles each way to get to work.
Her uniform is all black, and she makes the walk each day in the 90-degree heat, often walking home in the dark.
Gray's steps are slow and deliberate; she walks alone.
Alone, and without a car, because her six-month-old son, Grayson Fleming-Gray was killed in 2022.
Grayson was shot by a stray bullet in his car seat while they were riding near Atlanta's Anderson Park. The shots were intended for another vehicle.
Her car has been considered evidence ever since.
More than two years after her son was killed, the suspects have still not been brought to trial. Without a trial, her car remained impounded as evidence. The trial has yet to be set on a court calendar.
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Grayson Fleming
The National Center for State Courts Data shows that most felony cases in the country are finished within 365 days— one year.
She has been waiting more than 850 days to face her son's alleged killers in court.
"Unfortunately, I have to keep it in the forefront of my mind until the trial starts, and unfortunately, it has not yet," she said.
Two trial dates were canceled because prosecutors added gang charges against the suspects. Court records show there are not any scheduled hearings on the calendar for suspects Dequasie Little and Sherice Ingram.
A spokesperson for the Fulton County District Attorney said prosecutors are prepared to go to trial but are waiting on a court date. The spokesperson added that they anticipate a trial date in the fall.
Fulton County Superior Court has not responded to 11Alive's request for comment on the delay.
Gray says she wants them held accountable, now.
"Not only did you take something from me, but you put fear in a neighborhood. You've put fear in a city. Nothing's being said about it, nothing's being done about it. It's like, just another day," she said.
She says everyone should be alarmed at the rate of gun violence against children in the United States.
"It seems like you don't care. It seems like you're so focused on everything else. Stop and look around. Our numbers are growing. And not just in the state of Georgia, in the entire country. Our numbers are growing," she said.
Statistics show she's right.
The rate of gun violence against children increased by 46% from 2019-2022, according to the most recent data available. That breaks down to seven kids a day dying by gun violence in the U.S.
She doesn't want anyone else's baby to be one of them; she wants to visit her own baby's grave in peace.
Gray is hoping to raise enough money to afford a used car so she can visit her son's grave whenever she wants.
She wants to visit him on his birthday.
People can donate to her directly via Venmo on @Kerri-Gray-9 or CashApp $KerriAnn03.