Funeral for AJ Crooms, 16 year old driver in deadly police shooting is today

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Funeral for AJ Crooms, 16 year old driver in deadly police shooting is today

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November 21, 2020

By Robert Burns

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A memorial service for AJ Crooms will be held at Parker Memorial Missionary Baptist Church at 11am ET.

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Attorney Ben Crump and Natalie Jackson, as well as the families will address the media following the service at 3:30pm at Provost Park in Cocoa.

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