The Florida City Commission held a special street renaming ceremony Tuesday to honor the life of a 17-year-old girl who was killed during a drive-by shooting in Florida City eight years ago.

MIAMI - A South Florida mother spoke publicly for the first time since her daughter's accused killer walked free last month, his case dropped because a key witness did not show up to testify. Next week will be four years since Noricia Talabert was shot to death in Florida City. "Right now, I've been really struggling since I didn't get any justice," her mother, Regina Talabert, told Local 10 News. Christopher Walker, the 19-year-old who had been arrested for the murder, has been free since the case was dropped last month. "I didn't get any, but I'm going to fight and hope that somebody gets justice," she said.

Just after Miami-Dade County buried seven-year-old Amiere Castro, the city was in mourning again. So far this year, King and 11 teenagers have died of gunshot wounds, according to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office. There is a desperate need for psychological and psychiatric services, said Sears, who is still mourning the loss of her son Randall to gun violence. On Wednesday she met with Rep. Carlos Trujillo, a Republican, to discuss legislation to help the victims of gun violence. YOU ARE INVITEDOne of the aspects of the gun violence problem that has been concerning community leaders is that the perpetrators of the violence are making wrong choices at an early age.