WWLTV published July 23, 2022: Bikers from across the country escort slain 2-year-old to his final resting place. Family and friends gathered Saturday to remember the life of a 2-year-old boy killed in Houma.
In the most tragic situations, we see our community come together.
As Ezekiel Harry's family said their final goodbyes, hundreds of bikers gathered outside the church to support them in the hardest time of their lives.
"Our heart goes out to the family," biker Allen Craft said. "Big Condolences. We’re just coming out here to support for whatever the cause is and whatever the situation and let them know hey, we’re here to support you.”
WWLTV published July 12, 2022: 2-year-old found dead in trash can; Mom, boyfriend arrested. The search for two-year-old Ezekiel Harry came to a tragic end on Daspit Street in Houma, where police say his body was found inside a trash can.
The toddler’s mother, Maya Jones, 28, and her boyfriend Jermaine Robinson, 37, are facing charges related to first degree murder and obstruction of justice.
The search for Ezekiel stared around noon Tuesday after police say Jones reported him missing. She initially told police he was abducted, but that story quickly unraveled as police began to suspect foul play.
A large part of the search for Ezekiel was on the intercoastal waterway near where he was reported missing, but it was just a block away from the police department where he was found.
Neighbors on Daspit Street say police showed up out of nowhere.
The homeowner of the property where Ezekiel’s body was found in the trash can says she’s shocked. She says she was laying down when she heard police outside.
“I came outside to see and I seen a lady laying down on the ground beside the trash. After that they [police] told me to go back in my house. I thought the lady was dead but after that, they came to explain that the lady said her baby was abducted, then after they interrogated her she told what happened and brought them to the trash can which was in front of my house,” said the lady who didn’t want to be identified. “I’ve got babies myself. It was scary.”
Paternal family members of Ezekiel say there are three other kids as well, ranging in age from five to ten. Family members say they are unhurt.
WWLTV CBS4 News
written by Sam Winstrom
Saturday July 23, 2022
THIBODAUX, La. — In the most tragic situations, we see our community come together.
As Ezekiel Harry's family said their final goodbyes, hundreds of bikers gathered outside the church to support them in the hardest time of their lives.
"Our heart goes out to the family," biker Allen Craft said. "Big Condolences. We’re just coming out here to support for whatever the cause is and whatever the situation and let them know hey, we’re here to support you.”
The riders came from across the country, moved by Ezekiel's tragic death.
The 2-year-old boy's body was found abandoned in a garbage can after police said his mother, 28-year-old Maya Jones, and her boyfriend, 37-year-old Jermaine Robinson, killed him.
Jones and Robinson were arrested for first-degree murder. Officials said they could face the death penalty.
Ezekiel's death sent shockwaves through the community who couldn't shake the image of an innocent child — just 2-years old — thrown away like trash.
"When a child gets killed, this has to happen," Mike Willis said, looking out at the hundreds of people who came out to support Ezekiel's family. "Everybody has to show up. Period."
Willis is a friend of Ezekiel's family. He said he's been to too many funerals for too many children. He believes that unless we make some big changes in our community, tragedies like Ezekiel's death won't stop.
"We just gotta figure out what we’re gonna do a as people," he said. "Because these kinds of tragedies are going to keep occurring if we can’t figure out how to send people in the right direction."
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