Ashley Flowers

Undetermined manner.

Undetermined answers.

There is one thing that was never undetermined.

Jojo mattered.

He mattered to his dad, his real-life superhero who he wanted to be like when he grew up.

And he mattered to the little girl who got to live more life and spend precious final moments with her family because of his organ donation.

And he mattered to the people who saw him every day at school, to the janitor who came to visit him while he was in the hospital because he said that Jojo never just walked by him like the other kids.

He always stopped and gave him a hug.

He made him feel special.

And that's who JoJo was.

For dad, Joseph, this was never just about a probation violation.

It was about protection.

Now, instead of letting his grief swallow him into silence, it propels him forward.

He tells JoJo's story publicly any chance he can get, not because it's easy, but because it's necessary.

He speaks to other law enforcement officers about what went wrong, about what might have been done differently, how to keep this from happening to another child, another family.

He fights for accountability because he knows what it feels like to beg for help and to not be heard.

If you're hearing JoJo's story and you are feeling strongly that you need to do something, you can call the Tarrant County, Texas District Attorney's Office at 817-884-1400.

Tell them that you want them to take another look at this case.

Tell them that you want justice for Joseph JoJo King III.

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