Alia Matthews was in her DeKalb County home when she heard a knock on the door in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2017, bringing the worst news of her life.

Matthews’ two children — Starlynne Henderson and Stanford Henderson — and close family friend Eric Robinson had been shot and killed inside an apartment on the 5000 block of Par Four Court near Lithonia.

Starlynne was visiting her brother to celebrate his birthday. It’s been eight years since the fatal shooting, but Matthews is still looking for answers and justice.

“Some things are a blur because, over time, some things I’ve forgotten mostly to protect myself cause it hurts too bad to think about a lot of stuff,” Matthews said Thursday. “I was in denial, I really thought that everything was going to be okay.”

Matthews sat do

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