On a sweltering Monday afternoon, Chanell White said her heart started to race as she looked up at the soon-to-be-unveiled roadway marker in Douglas County. She couldn’t wait to see her daughter’s name.

Less than three miles away, Beverly La Fleur wore a red bowtie her son would have loved as she gazed proudly at another marker that now bears his name.

More than two years after their teenagers were killed during a Sweet 16 party — a brazen and chaotic shooting that sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community — the two mothers were joined by local leaders, law enforcement and family members for separate roadway dedications this week, ensuring neither child will be forgotten.

After attempting to hold back her emotions, White walked up next to her daughter’s marker and enthusiasticall

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