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Grandmother Demands Justice for \u2018Innocent\u2019 Brianna Clark After Villa Double Killing<\/p>

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Blondelle Hopkins is demanding justice following the killing of her 17-year-old granddaughter, Brianna Clark, describing the teen as \u201ca gem\u201d who avoided trouble and excelled in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would want the full extent of the law, because the person\u2019s life you just took away, she was a gem,\u201d Hopkins said in an emotional interview.<\/p>

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Hopkins said Clark was \u201cinnocent,\u201d never involved in fights, and had no disciplinary issues during her five years at school. She said the family had been looking forward to celebrating her graduation this year.<\/p>

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\u201cShe never had any detention, nothing\u2026 she\u2019s just next to perfect,\u201d Hopkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clark and her boyfriend, Omari Lewis, were shot and killed in a brazen daytime attack on Hanns Street in Villa on Thursday, an incident that has stunned residents and left families grieving.<\/p>

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Hopkins said those responsible must be held accountable, calling for justice \u201cto the full extent of the law\u201d as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n

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Grandmother Demands Justice for \u2018Innocent\u2019 Brianna Clark After Villa Double Killing Blondelle Hopkins is demanding justice following the killing of her 17-year-old granddaughter, Brianna Clark, describing the teen as \u201ca gem\u201d who avoided trouble and excelled in school. \u201cI would want the full extent of the law, because the person\u2019s life you just took away, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":270865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nGrandmother Mourns Brianna Clark After Teen Couple Killed in Villa Shooting - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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