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Thursday afternoon, April 11, officers were called to the area of Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane in Oxon Hill, where they found Tyrone Avent suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was days into his 19th year of life.
Friends and loved ones have come together to support his reeling family looking to give Avent a proper sendoff.
"Tyrone Edwards Avent was born March 31, 2005," his uncle Stanley Bobbitt, Jr. said. "Tyrone was a recent graduate of FreeState Academy class of 2023 ... He enjoyed to work, and spending quality time with his family was a must.
"Tyrone was the sweetest child that could ever grace your presence, and to know Tyrone was to know someone really special."
According to its website, the Maryland Freestate Challenge Academy is "a tuition-free program that offers at-risk adolescents 16 to 18 years old an opportunity to change their future, for the better by providing the skills, education and self-discipline needed to become responsible, productive citizens."
Following Avent's death, more than $1,500 has been donated on behalf of the family as they continue to seek answers in the 19-year-old's death.
"Sadly, Tyrone had to be a victim of gun violence," Bobbitt added. "And at only 19 years old, his parents Ronnita and Hollis Bobbitt face the most devastating thing a parent ever has to do, and that’s to bury their child."
Anyone interested in donating to the family can do so here.
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