Father, Jonathan Postell questions the investment in the community’s youth and safety as he grieves the loss of his son to gun violence.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jonathan Postell didn’t think driving by his 19-year-old son, Ja’Mare Postell, early morning October 30 would be the last time he’d see him unharmed.
“Every time we see him, we usually stop like, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’. But, this time we didn’t,” said Jonathan.
Jonathan said he heard the gunshots and rushed to his son’s aid, getting there before police. He found his son a little over 500 feet from their home.
“I’m always going to see this vision in my eyes everyday,” said Jonathan. “It took me a while to even get to the point where I could get to sleep. No parent should be like that.”
He said he didn’t stop his son that morning because he was going in the …