Mother of Florida teenager shot dead during funeral

The mother of a Florida teenager who was shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy this month was injured during her funeral service on Saturday.

Quasheda Pierce, 39, was hit when a gunshot rang out at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Cocoa, where 18-year-old Sincere Pierce was laid to rest just over two weeks after he and another teenager were shot dead by the deputy of a Brevard County sheriff. .

Police said the injured woman and a 16-year-old boy were both beaten when a gun the teenager carried during the funeral “accidentally discharged” and hit them both, reported Sunday WOFL-TV.

The bullet went through the armed teenager’s leg, then Quasheda Pierce’s leg, the outlet said.

The injuries were not considered fatal, authorities said.

Cops said the boy, who has not been identified, is not cooperating with investigators.

The shooting sent dozens of people in mourning search for their cars as Sincere’s coffin was lowered to his grave, Florida Today said.

Her mother was placed in a van and taken to a local hospital before the police arrived.

Sincere and Angelo Crooms, 16, were both killed when two Brevard County sheriff’s deputies – Jafet Santiago-Miranda and Carson Hendren – attempted to question them during a traffic stop on November 13.

MPs attempted to park the car the two teenagers were in when they began to pull away despite repeated orders from Santiago-Miranda to “stop the vehicle,” according to body camera footage of the incident .

The deputy then fired several shots into the car, killing the teenagers.

The two MPs have since been placed on paid administrative leave.

With pole wires