Waiting for an answer, a Louisville mother is working to keep her daughter’s memory alive. “Every day is a nightmare, every day is filled with the same denials,” said Candy Linear, mother of Naylah Linear. Three months later and the death of 16-year-old Nylah Liner still doesn’t seem real to her mother. “It feels like an eternity, 90 days – it’s like it’s been 900 years without him,” Liner said. Nailah was one of two at the age of 16. Girls shot dead in Cecil Avenue but Linear says the lack of communication from the LMPD about any updates on the case hurts them even more. ‘We wanted him to live’: Cecil Ave. Residents recall sad moments after teens were killed in shootings. “I think crime is high, but just tell me something. Update me at least once a month to see what’s going on,” Linear said. said. She says that since her daughter’s death in July, she has only spoken to a detective once in September. LMPD confirms that they are still investigating. On Thursday at Green Meadow Cemetery, Candy Linear and others gathered to honor Nayla’s life with the release of balloons. While the pain of a mother losing her daughter will never go away, Candy has been active over the past few weeks. The Candy Foundation, in honor of her daughter, brings together mothers who have lost their children to gun violence; Some of them were buried right here next to their daughter in this cemetery. More on the foundation: Louisville Moms Creates the Naylah Linear Foundation to Support Parents Who Have Lost Children to Violence “This isn’t a children’s graveyard; it’s the way our kids are dying. All of these Most of them here are children under the age of 21 and they are gone,” Linear said. She says that the bonds she has formed so far give her comfort and vice versa; Regardless if and when the arrest is made in their daughter’s case.” “In the end I will never get justice, justice is giving me my child back and I’m not standing in the graveyard,” Liner said.
Awaiting answers, a Louisville mother is working to keep her daughter’s memory alive.
“Every day is a nightmare, every day is filled with the same denials,” said Candy Linear, mother of Naylah Linear.
Three months later and the death of 16-year-old Nylah Liner still doesn’t seem real to her mother.
“It feels like an eternity, 90 days – it’s like it’s been 900 years without him,” Liner said.
Two 16-year-old girls were shot dead on Naylah Cecil Avenue. But Linear says the lack of communication from the LMPD about any updates in the matter hurts even more.
‘We wanted him to live’: Cecil Avenue residents recall tragic moments after teens were killed in shootings
“I think the offense is high, but just tell me something. Update me at least once a month to see what’s going on,” Linear said.
She says that since her daughter’s death in July, she has only spoken to a detective once in September. LMPD confirms that they are still investigating.
On Thursday at Green Meadow Cemetery, Candy Linear and others gathered to honor Nyla’s life with balloons. While the pain of a mother losing her daughter will never go away, Candy has been active for the past few weeks.
The Candy Foundation, in honor of her daughter, brings together mothers who have lost their children to gun violence; Some of them were buried here in this cemetery next to their daughter.
More on foundation: Louisville Moms Creates the Naylah Linear Foundation to Support Parents Who Have Lost Children to Violence
“It’s not a children’s graveyard; that’s how our kids are dying. Most of all these kids are under the age of 21 and they’re gone,” Linear said.
She says that the bonds she has formed so far give her comfort and vice versa; Regardless when and how the arrest will be made in the case of his daughter.
“At the end of the day I’ll never get justice anyway, justice is giving me my baby back and I’m not standing in the graveyard,” Liner said.
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