Atlanta shooting victim Secoriea Turner was full of joy, feisty spirit - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Secoriea Turner always had a kiss and a hug for her mother.

“She liked to dance every day,” said her mother, who cried as she described Secoriea as her “best friend.”.

“With this COVID going on, she wanted to be able to help people,” said Turner, who lives in Atlanta.

She had a nickname, SeSe, but her mother preferred her real name, which came from her father’s, Secoriey Williamson.

Secoriea was also a cheerleader and a bit of a comedian who would say whatever came to her mind, said Williamson, 28, of Atlanta.

One of her biggest obsessions was slime — the gooey, gloppy kid confection — on which Secoriea once spent $100, said her father.

Secoriea loved Louisiana cuisine including crawfish and king crab, Williamson said.

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Having grown up in a large family without his father, Williamson didn’t know much about being a father himself, he said.

But he set his mind to be the best father that he could be.

I will miss calling her to come in the house,” Williamson said.

Audrianna Archibald Lawrence, her principal at KIPP Ways Primary School in Atlanta, said she was a “bright light,” a studious and sweet child who stayed connected with her classmates after the school closed for COVID-19.

She had a glittery unicorn backpack — she loved unicorns — yet was unusually precocious, calling Florence by a nickname, FloJo, that only adults in the school used.

Florence told her kids couldn’t use that name, but Secoriea persisted and Florence gave up correcting her.

“She was a very strong and powerful little girl,” Florence said.

On Saturday night, Secoriea, her mother and another adult were in the car.

Secoriea was supposed to go to her dad’s house before the fatal incident near Wendy’s but she had decided that she wanted to play with her cousins instead, said Williamson.

Her father said he wants justice for Secoriea.

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