KANAS CITY, Kan. — Thursday marked an important milestone for Shayna Davis, as she graduated from Kansas City, Kansas, Community College with a culinary arts degree.
Davis also recently celebrated Mother's Day and her birthday, but through all of this, a piece of her has been missing — her son Sir'Antonio Brown.
"I had to deal with that without my son," Davis said. "That just would've made it even better — for him to see me walk the stage, it would've been great."
Sir was shot and killed on May 3, two weeks before he was slated to graduate from kindergarten. His graduation would've came a day before his mother's.
"My son had a chance to make it out of the city because of his village and everything he had setup in his life," Davis said. "I just want them to remember, that it was a 6-year-old kid, my 6-year-old kid."
Davis described Sir as outgoing, smart, loving and caring.
"My son was strong, he was everything to me," Davis said.
On Thursday, the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department announced two suspects were arrested in South Dakota in connection to Sir's death.
Lakevis Sloan, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated endangering a child. A 17-year-old was also arrested alongside Sloan.
"That was probably one of the most joyful moments between me, my daughter, my nephew, my sister and my niece," said Shawna Davis-Scott, Sir's aunt.
A woman was also arrested and charged for lying to detectives during the investigation of Sir's death.
The ages of those police believe are involved don't matter to the family.
"I hope there's help out there for them whenever the time comes. Right now, that is not my problem," Davis-Scott said. "I'm going to be honest that is not my problem. They committed this crime. That's not something for me to be concerned about. I'm fighting for justice. Think about leaving them out there so they can do it again to someone else's child."
Police say a third suspect remains on the loose, but Sir's mother said she doesn't want to give too much energy to them.
"(You) Just got to answer to God," Davis said. "Your last answers will be to God, that's all I can say."
There may not be much peace at the moment, but there is comfort.
"I take on the memories," Davis-Scott said. "What is going to continue to make us fight? Make him present. Make him known. Make him heard. Make him seen so there won't be another him."
There's also accountability. In the family's eyes, one of them who will not be named was a target.
"That's a no-no for us," Davis-Scott said. "We do not agree with those choices, so no he's not wanted here."
Grace may not be in their sights right now, but their joy still comes in spurts and it won't be stolen.
"Sir strong," Davis said.
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