Mother Killed While Visiting Son’s Grave on his Birthday

Yolanda N’Gaojia, 52, was fatally shot this past Tuesday while visiting her son’s grave at a Texas cemetery. Her son who would have turned 22 died on New Year’s Day.

A second person at the scene suffered non-life-threatening injuries. “I have no words because I can’t believe this is real,” Yolanda’s ex-husband Kineh N’Gaojia wrote on Facebook. 

He went on to say “This is stuff you see [in] movies but it has become our life. I can’t believe you are gone … how y’all gonna kill her on her son birthday at his gravesite???” Kineh wrote. Yolanda leaves behind 2 other children.