LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — UNLV honored 21-year-old, Janeah Lane, a legal justice main, who died tragically final March after by chance killing herself with a handgun, over the weekend.
Family and friends gathered at what would have been Lane’s faculty commencement, on Saturday. Her Mom, Simoni Lane took the stage in an emotional tribute and shared with 8 Information Now simply how particular the second was.
“UNLV was so amazing. It was healing and I felt the love,” Simoni Lane shared.
Along with UNLV’S ceremony, Lane’s household held a balloon launch at Sundown Park. Her aunt, Salina Bibbs shared with 8 Information Now that Lane impacted lots of people throughout the valley as an influencer.
“She was a hairstylist in Las Vegas and she has a big mural inside Lux Beauty Supply on Sahara and Valley View,” Bibbs stated.
When Lane’s household couldn’t come up with her, they reached out to her house advanced.
“I called her complex for a wellness check. Come to find out someone called that Sunday about hearing a gunshot at the apartment complex,” Bibbs added.
Janeah Lane (Courtesy of Salina Bibbs)
Janeah Lane (Courtesy of Salina Bibbs)
Janeah Lane (Courtesy of Salina Bibbs)
It was in the end Lane’s mom, Simoni who discovered her physique. Her aunt shared that her cellphone was mendacity by her aspect.
“I happen to look on her browser and it says how to unload a gun properly and when they found her, there was a full clip on the bed,” Bibbs shared.
Whereas Metro police dominated Lane’s loss of life a suicide, her household believes her loss of life was unintended. They now proceed to maintain her legacy alive by advocating for gun security via her social media platform.
“I am blessed to have had 21 years of her and look at how many lives she’s changed through social media. She is what social media is supposed to be,” Lane’s mom instructed 8 Information Now.
