Vigil held for mother fatally shot while sitting in car outside Detroit home Keyaira Cheatham killed
DETROIT – A vigil was held Thursday for a young mother who was killed while sitting in a car in front of her Detroit home .
Keyaira Cheatham, 23, was sitting inside her car on Mark Twain Street on the city's west side Sunday with her boyfriend when a gunman walked up and opened fire. Cheatham's boyfriend was unharmed, but she was shot in the chest.
She died at the scene in her mother's arms.
A GoFundMe account has been created to help Cheatham's two sons. One is 4 years old and the other is 9 months old.
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