Mother Seeking Answers After Police Fatally Shot Her Son

The mother of a teenager Jay-Z Joseph, who died after police shot him in Vieux Fort on Tuesday, wants answers regarding the incident. ” Up to today, I have not gotten any answers yet,” Noelita Wells told reporters on Thursday. Wells acknowledged that many stories about the circumstances of the 19-year-old’s death have been circulating. However, Wells explained that all she knows is that her son is dead. ” I tried to ask questions. I tried to get information. I have not gotten any information. Nothing as yet. When I went to the police, all they would say was, ‘Hold on. Hold on somebody is going to assist you.’ I want to know what happened to my son,” the mother stated. Wells recalled visiting St. Jude Hospital  after hearing her son had been shot and learning that he had lost a lot of blood. She also recalled hearing assurances that the teenager was fine after the shooting, later learning that Jay-Z was in critical condition at the hospital, and afterward receiving a call that he had succumbed. Wells told reporters she asked why the medical facility had amputated the teenager’s foot, and the response was it was an attempt to...