Witness

You know, at 1.30 in the morning, I was throwing beads off the balcony, trying to continue ringing in the fun of the new year. And so to come out of the balcony and immediately see dead bodies on the ground was jarring.

You know, at 1.30 in the morning, I was throwing beads off the balcony, trying to continue ringing in the fun of the new year. And so to come out of the balcony and immediately see dead bodies on the ground was jarring.

So, Nakaira Cheyenne-Dedeau was 18 years old from Gulfport, Mississippi, To her close family and friends, she was known as Biscuit because her grandmother, Jennifer Smith, used to make her biscuits as a child and she used to love to eat them. And she used to call her My Biscuit. So among her close family and friends, that was her nickname. She was very close to her family. She had five siblings.

So, Nakaira Cheyenne-Dedeau was 18 years old from Gulfport, Mississippi, To her close family and friends, she was known as Biscuit because her grandmother, Jennifer Smith, used to make her biscuits as a child and she used to love to eat them. And she used to call her My Biscuit. So among her close family and friends, that was her nickname. She was very close to her family. She had five siblings.

She was like probably one of the favorite grandchildren of this entire family. The proudest moment of her grandmother's life, for sure, was during her graduation in May. They had a party right before the actual ceremony where her mother made bouquets of money that they had given to her. And then they all got dressed. She got dressed in her, like, red cap and gown.

She was like probably one of the favorite grandchildren of this entire family. The proudest moment of her grandmother's life, for sure, was during her graduation in May. They had a party right before the actual ceremony where her mother made bouquets of money that they had given to her. And then they all got dressed. She got dressed in her, like, red cap and gown.

And all her family went in T-shirts with her face on it. Like, even the babies of the family went in ones with her face on it.

And all her family went in T-shirts with her face on it. Like, even the babies of the family went in ones with her face on it.

Yeah, so that was a surprise to her family and even some of her close friends that she was in New Orleans at all. When I spoke to her family yesterday, they had no idea that she had been there. And they said that if they had known that she was planning on it, that they would have convinced her otherwise.

Yeah, so that was a surprise to her family and even some of her close friends that she was in New Orleans at all. When I spoke to her family yesterday, they had no idea that she had been there. And they said that if they had known that she was planning on it, that they would have convinced her otherwise.

Because her grandmother in particular talked about how she has always worried about these sorts of attacks, mass shootings, etc. on holidays. So she said that she would have convinced her otherwise to not go there.

Because her grandmother in particular talked about how she has always worried about these sorts of attacks, mass shootings, etc. on holidays. So she said that she would have convinced her otherwise to not go there.

Her grandmother told me that everyone is devastated. Her grandmother has 17 grandchildren. This is the first time she's lost a grandchild. What's particularly painful for the family to know was that in a few weeks she was getting ready to start a new phase in her life, going to school at Blue Cliff College, majoring in nursing.

Her grandmother told me that everyone is devastated. Her grandmother has 17 grandchildren. This is the first time she's lost a grandchild. What's particularly painful for the family to know was that in a few weeks she was getting ready to start a new phase in her life, going to school at Blue Cliff College, majoring in nursing.

She was supposed to follow in the footsteps of her mother and her grandmother, who were both nurses. One of the most poignant things that her grandmother told me in our conversation yesterday was was that Nakira was a joy for the little time that they had had her. And yesterday, they were really struggling, saying that it was hard to believe that she was gone.

She was supposed to follow in the footsteps of her mother and her grandmother, who were both nurses. One of the most poignant things that her grandmother told me in our conversation yesterday was was that Nakira was a joy for the little time that they had had her. And yesterday, they were really struggling, saying that it was hard to believe that she was gone.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

We heard something outside, like a pop. And I got up to look out the window, and as I was doing that, we heard a scream, and I saw Farrah fall. And then we heard another shot.

We heard something outside, like a pop. And I got up to look out the window, and as I was doing that, we heard a scream, and I saw Farrah fall. And then we heard another shot.