On April 6, 2021, 17-year-old Layla Rebecca Watson was fatally shot in Andalusia, Alabama. That morning, Layla, along with Damien Lashawn Beasley, then 17, and two others, Brayden Awalt and Robert Jones, gathered at Awalt's grandmother's residence on Whatley Street. While in the backyard, Awalt retrieved a shotgun and handed it to Beasley. Witnesses provided differing accounts of Beasley's handling of the firearm; Awalt described his demeanor as casual, while Jones indicated that Beasley's behav
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