LITTLE ROCK, AR – A Little Rock mother is still searching for justice eight months after her son was murdered.
Veronica Burnett says her son loved to play basketball. He was a father and college student.
“I never seen him frown, never,” says Veronica.
It was early in the morning, November 14th when Burnett says her life changed forever. Commotion woke her from sleep. She looked outside and saw her son’s car.
“He never parks in the driveway and when I seen his car in the driveway I knew something was wrong,” Veronica says.
“I went to his car and opened up the door and there he was,” says Veronica.
25-year-old Richard Winston was shot in the stomach. He died at the hospital on his sister’s birthday.
“I’ll never be able to have a birthday, and you know appreciate my birthday and have fun on my birthday because it will always be a sad day for me,” says sister Shockalah Danzie.
An autopsy report provided by Burnett says Winston was shot about 1 a.m. But Burnett says witnesses told her and police they saw her son alive and well as late as 5:30 a.m., 30 minutes before she found him.
“There’s no way, no way that that could have happened,” Veronica says.
Burnett believes it was someone close to her son who killed him and she wants Little Rock Police to go more aggressively after the witnesses whose stories she says don’t match up.
“It’s time to make some arrests, I want these people picked up,” Veronica says.
Before Burnett found her son, she says she heard a car speed off honking the horn. Figuring out who was driving that car, she believes, is key to finding her son’s killer.
Little Rock Police say saying they’ve interviewed a slew of witnesses but so far don’t have enough evidence to make an arrest.
They’re asking the public to come forward with any information in this case.
Veronica Burnett says her son loved to play basketball. He was a father and college student.
“I never seen him frown, never,” says Veronica.
It was early in the morning, November 14th when Burnett says her life changed forever. Commotion woke her from sleep. She looked outside and saw her son’s car.
“He never parks in the driveway and when I seen his car in the driveway I knew something was wrong,” Veronica says.
“I went to his car and opened up the door and there he was,” says Veronica.
25-year-old Richard Winston was shot in the stomach. He died at the hospital on his sister’s birthday.
“I’ll never be able to have a birthday, and you know appreciate my birthday and have fun on my birthday because it will always be a sad day for me,” says sister Shockalah Danzie.
An autopsy report provided by Burnett says Winston was shot about 1 a.m. But Burnett says witnesses told her and police they saw her son alive and well as late as 5:30 a.m., 30 minutes before she found him.
“There’s no way, no way that that could have happened,” Veronica says.
Burnett believes it was someone close to her son who killed him and she wants Little Rock Police to go more aggressively after the witnesses whose stories she says don’t match up.
“It’s time to make some arrests, I want these people picked up,” Veronica says.
Before Burnett found her son, she says she heard a car speed off honking the horn. Figuring out who was driving that car, she believes, is key to finding her son’s killer.
Little Rock Police say saying they’ve interviewed a slew of witnesses but so far don’t have enough evidence to make an arrest.
They’re asking the public to come forward with any information in this case.
