Mother honors son, Club Blu shooting victim 1 year later - WINK News

FORT MYERS, Fla. The mother of Sean Archilles–a 14-year-old boy gunned down during a mass shooting that left two dead and 18 injured– marked the anniversary by releasing 12 balloons Tuesday morning outside the former Club Blu.

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