LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed.
“Full of laughter,” Phalan Whitson mentioned. “She was always a happy baby.”
Whitson, Journei’s mom, informed 8 Information Now she’s going to all the time keep in mind her daughter as a wonderful soul.
Whitson, Journei’s father Jeremy Ross, and different relations held a vigil Friday outdoors the condo advanced the place she was discovered lifeless on March 26, close to Flamingo Street and Japanese Avenue.
“This is all for Journei,” Ross mentioned. “You know, the journey continues.”
Family members lit candles, shed tears, and launched balloons whereas reciting “We love you Journei,” all to grieve a life taken earlier than it might really begin.
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
“It was amazing seeing her grow,” Whitson mentioned. “And I won’t be able to see that anymore.”
Marketta Phillips, 41, faces an open homicide cost. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division mentioned she stabbed the kid a number of instances within the torso, legs, and neck, in accordance with police paperwork.
Phillips, who lived with Ross for a few yr, in accordance with paperwork, was allegedly watching Journei whereas her father was at work.
Phillips informed detectives she “snapped” and wished to “get back at him,” an arrest report mentioned.
“That lady needs to be prosecuted,” Whitson mentioned Friday, talking on her hope for justice. “She needs to be prosecuted for what she did.”
Ross and a number of other household buddies additionally spoke on the significance of psychological well being.
Household and buddies gathered for a vigil Friday to honor 3-year-old Journei Ross every week after she was stabbed and killed. (KLAS)
“Talk with your loved ones, talk with your family, talk with your friends,” Ross mentioned to the gang. “Because you never know what they might be going through.”
There was extra ache, shock and disappointment than many might think about, however the individuals who knew Journei greatest imagine she’s going to all the time be with them.
“She really impacted my life,” Whitson mentioned. “She made me strive to do better, she made me want to do that.”
Whitson informed 8 Information Now she additionally plans to start out a non-profit group in honor of Journei.
Phillips is being held on the Clark County Detention Heart with out bail. Her subsequent court docket look is scheduled for Could 13.
