COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – Across ShelbyCounty, in both Memphis and Collierville, there are grieving family members andaffected parents, following the shooting deaths of 16-year-old Lequan Boyd andhis niece, six-year-old Ashlynn Luckett.
Boyd attended Collierville High School as a sophomore whileLuckett was a first grader Sycamore Elementary School. Both died after being shotinside a Hickory Hill home Monday night.
Memphis Police have yet to make any arrests in the case.
Wednesday, Collierville Schools sent out notices and broughtin crisis response teams to offer support.
The news of the deaths of the Collierville students hitfamilies especially hard, including those whose loved ones knew the victims.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Collierville parent Nicole Westsaid.
“These are two kids who haven’t even had a chance to live aportion of life yet,” Collierville parent Andrew Maxwell added.
It’s disbelief and devastation for Collierville parentsafter hearing about the shooting deaths of Boyd and Luckett. Memphis Policedescribed the shooting in which both were hit Monday night in Hickory Hill as apossible drive by.
“Committing an act of violence without an inkling ofthought about what they are doing, who it could hurt, how it could affect thepeople that they are shooting at,” Maxwell said.
A district spokesperson told Local 24 News: “It is withtremendous sadness that Collierville Schools announces the tragic deaths of twochildren enrolled in our district. To their families, we offer our sincerestcondolences.”
“It’s really sad. My sister is almost 16. I have aniece who is six, so you know, it just hits home,” Ellie Goddard said.
A family member of the victims at a Collierville home toldLocal 24 News “we are grieving” but declined further comment.
According to Collierville Police, on that same street lastWednesday, a 17-year-old boy shot at a vehicle sitting in a driveway, with a16-year-old boy and one-year-old boy sitting inside.
“It’s a senseless thing but there’s so much gunviolence going on right now in the city that somebody needs to step up,”Maxwell said.
Supporters set up a GoFundMe page for six-year-old Ashlynn Luckett to help with funeral expenses.
Memphis Police haven’t made any arrests in the shootingcase. If you have any information, you’re asked to call Crime Stoppers at (901)528-CASH.