‘My heart is in shambles’; Family grieves, grapples with peacefully laying shooting victim to rest
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The family of Paul Kai Jr., 20, the man killed in Sunday morning’s downtown triple shooting, is wondering how they will bury him.
Police say a suspect fired shots along N. 15th Street, killing Kai and injuring two others.
Doris Zoway, Kai’s mother, says her son was an artist, very smart and always made her smile.
“He always kissed me on my forehead and called me ‘beautiful mother,” said Zoway. “I’m sad to see my son dead like this.”
Kai’s twin sister, Pauline Kai, says they were womb buddies and her brother would do anything for her.
“My twin, my other half,” said Pauline Kai, emotionally. “My heart is in shambles. I can’t. Life is not the same no more without him.”
St. Louis Metropolitan Police say their detectives are investigating and they still don’t have an arrest in this case.
“That was my high school sweetheart,” said Kaitlyn Moore who has three children with Kai. “All of our babies have to grow up knowing that he’s gone. He was such a good father. He was always there for his kids.”
Moore says their kids are all under the age of 2 and she doesn’t know what to tell her kids that their father is gone.
Pauline Kai says they’re not only in mourning, they’re wondering how they’ll peacefully lay Kai to rest. If you’d like to help this family properly lay Paul Kai Jr. to rest, you can donate to their GoFundMe.
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