As a mother grieves a slain son, she processes an arrest of a man accused in his death.
Annette Pritchett’s son, 26-year-old Gary Pritchett, was shot on Oct. 3 outside his apartment off I-85 in Chamblee.
Police said it happened during a drug deal for $5,000 worth of pot, which the victim was selling. They charged Keishawn Daly, 25, with felony murder in the death and arrested him last week.
Whatever happened that day, the victim’s mother said he lost his life at a time of promise.
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A native of Manhattan, New York, he attended Georgia Gwinnett College and worked at Life Time Fitness off Sugarloaf Parkway outside Lawrenceville. He was a graduate of Peachtree Ridge High School.
“Gary was well liked, well loved and well known throughout high school and college,” Annette Pritchett said in an email. “He was making his mark in the business world and launched Geevonchi Worldwide Trust. He was a sought after business consultant.”
He also wanted to be a music “mogul.”
But before all that, he was the eldest of three kids, a young man with plenty of family and friends.
They’ll “cherish his memory forever,” the mother said.
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