Leslie

And while we were talking, my line clicked, and I looked at the phone, and it was my sister's number. And she never calls me at work because she knows I'm at work. So I knew, and I promise you, when your kids hurt themselves, you feel it.

When your babies start walking, learning how to walk, and they trip over a little bit or they bump their head, you feel something in you because they come from you. And I felt something instantly when I looked at their phone and saw it was my sister. And before I could even say hello, she said, they shot Mike Mike. That's all she said. I didn't ask no questions.

When your babies start walking, learning how to walk, and they trip over a little bit or they bump their head, you feel something in you because they come from you. And I felt something instantly when I looked at their phone and saw it was my sister. And before I could even say hello, she said, they shot Mike Mike. That's all she said. I didn't ask no questions.

She didn't tell me anything past that. I didn't know who they were. I just knew I needed to get to Canfield. And I just took my phone and I think I just threw it because of what I heard. I don't even want that phone around me no more. And so when I ran back into the building and it was showing on the news.

She didn't tell me anything past that. I didn't know who they were. I just knew I needed to get to Canfield. And I just took my phone and I think I just threw it because of what I heard. I don't even want that phone around me no more. And so when I ran back into the building and it was showing on the news.

All I remember saying over and over and over and over and over again was why, why, why, why. I just remember that playing in my head over and over and over and over and over again.

All I remember saying over and over and over and over and over again was why, why, why, why. I just remember that playing in my head over and over and over and over and over again.

And when we got to the top of Canfield, so we're still on West Florissant, I just saw, I don't even know how you say it, but it was just a number of police cars. They were all lined up on both sides of the street. facing north.

And when we got to the top of Canfield, so we're still on West Florissant, I just saw, I don't even know how you say it, but it was just a number of police cars. They were all lined up on both sides of the street. facing north.

And I got out the car and I saw Mike's father. He looked at me. I looked at him. We didn't say anything. The only thing that came out of my mouth was Mike. That's the only thing. And then we both looked down the street and we started running. And anything after that, I'm sure has played on the news.

And I got out the car and I saw Mike's father. He looked at me. I looked at him. We didn't say anything. The only thing that came out of my mouth was Mike. That's the only thing. And then we both looked down the street and we started running. And anything after that, I'm sure has played on the news.

When I first, you know, got on the scene, the things that I said, who I came into encounter with, and when I first saw the sheet on the ground.

When I first, you know, got on the scene, the things that I said, who I came into encounter with, and when I first saw the sheet on the ground.

And I asked him, was that my son? We did not speak. We did not introduce ourselves. My only words was, is that my son? And he said, yeah. He said yes, and he nodded and said yes. And I don't remember what happened after that for probably at least a few hours. I just remember crying and just losing myself for a minute. And I think when I came back to it is when I felt my husband

And I asked him, was that my son? We did not speak. We did not introduce ourselves. My only words was, is that my son? And he said, yeah. He said yes, and he nodded and said yes. And I don't remember what happened after that for probably at least a few hours. I just remember crying and just losing myself for a minute. And I think when I came back to it is when I felt my husband

He hugged me from the back, and I realized that I was on Canfield. Mike had not been shot. Mike had been killed.

He hugged me from the back, and I realized that I was on Canfield. Mike had not been shot. Mike had been killed.

He said it all happened so fast. But he just, from the conversation he had with Mike leading up to what he saw, he could not understand why the officer did what he did. And he told me that him and his co-worker were even screaming at him like he has his hands up. He's down like, why do you keep shooting? He's telling me. He was just really close where he saw everything.

He said it all happened so fast. But he just, from the conversation he had with Mike leading up to what he saw, he could not understand why the officer did what he did. And he told me that him and his co-worker were even screaming at him like he has his hands up. He's down like, why do you keep shooting? He's telling me. He was just really close where he saw everything.

even the hurt and the pain in Mike's eyes.