Metro Atlanta
Prayer vigil eases pain of boy's death
A crowd of about 60 gathered Tuesday night at the DeKalb home of Jaheem Herrera to remember the fifth-grader who committed suicide last week. The 11-year-old boy hanged himself at his home after — according to his family — relentless bullying at Dunaire Elementary School.
![Alice Brown, whose son Alvis E. Brown Jr., 11, was best friends with Jaheem, sheds tears at the vigil. Jaheem asked if anyone would miss him if he wasn't here," said Alice Brown, "[A.J.] told him "He was his friend and he would miss him."](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZBTAHQQEJVGQAZWD6A7CRMGDTQ.jpg?auth=0a6a406c47aafcff535611c42b4508789892a6379be5175de00870519e55b6b2&width=3840&height=2557&smart=true)
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Ny'irah Keene, the sister of Jaheem Herrera, writes "I Love You Jaheem" on a shrine at the family's front door as people began to gather at the boy's DeKalb home. About 60 came to remember the fifth-grader who committed suicide last week. The 11-year-old boy hanged himself at his home after -- according to his family -- relentless bullying at Dunaire Elementary.
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