NORFOLK, Va. — The family of Jahari George issued a statement Tuesday after a delay in the court proceedings regarding Jahari's fatal shooting.
The family said that a preliminary hearing for the men accused in the death of their son did not proceed as scheduled.
The Norfolk General District Court had originally scheduled the hearing for Monday, May 13.
Jahari, who was a junior at NSU, was shot and killed on Sept. 2, 2023, off campus.
News 3's Leondra head spoke with Jahari's mother, Teanna George, Tuesday.
"I’d be lying if I said we weren’t disappointed," George said. "It’s been 8 months since we lost Jahari. The longer it drags out, makes it difficult and disappointing."
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The family said that Jahari would have been at the end of his junior year at this time. He was majoring in electrical engineering.
"They took away a leader," George said with tears. "He’s so much more than we can ever write down on paper. To know that he was in the place that he was supposed to be the safest, at his home away from home, right outside near his dorm."
The family said that they did not want the memory of their son to wane and asked the public to come forward with any additional information regarding the death of Jahari.
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"Cameron Brown is an outstanding young man who is innocent of these accusations," said the attorneys representing Brown in a statement to News 3. "The prosecution has charged the wrong man. We look forward to his being cleared of all of this."
Attorneys representing Warren did not respond to requests for a comment.
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"We are disappointed that the preliminary hearing was continued," said the Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi in a statement. "We were prepared for the hearing and objected to a continuance. We share in the grief of the George family and their call for any witnesses to come forward."
The family asked that any additional information regarding Jahari's death be given to the Norfolk Police Department at (757) 664-3277 or to the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
