Jul 19, 2021 / 06:13 PM EDT
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — It was a weekend of violence in Columbus, continuing an uptick of shootings and assaults the city has been dealing with for more than a year and a half.
One victim of the weekend’s violence – 45 year-old Tearicka Cradle – was shot and killed in her home early Sunday morning
She worked for the city of Columbus for nine years before becoming its 111th homicide victim for 2021.
“She was a great example, a shining light,” Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said Monday afternoon. “She was a member of the first class of the Restoration Academy that former Mayor Coleman started, Just a huge loss. She was a beacon of light, of hope for our entire community, but particularly our neighbors that are restored citizens that are coming back from the experience of the criminal justice system or incarceration.”