ATLANTA - A grieving community gathered at Pittman Park in southwest Atlanta to honor the life of 16-year-old Daquavius Royalston, who was shot and killed earlier this week while trying to enter his own home.

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Royalston’s mother, Kelsea, said she is still trying to process her son’s death.

"I don’t think no mother wants to feel this pain. ’Cause their son is coming home and he died coming home," she said. "I am lost for words."

Atlanta police said the suspect believed Royalston was an intruder when he opened fire. According to Kelsea, the gunman lived in the same southeast Atlanta townhouse and is the father of her 3-year-old child.

"He was a good person to my kids. I can’t believe it," she added.

The vigil for Royalston, known to many as "D Litty," drew a lar

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