Funeral services will be held this week for a star Jefferson High School football player who was shot to death on Wednesday in Lawrenceville.
Elijah DeWitt, 18, was found dead with a gunshot wound at about 8:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Mills Mall near Dave & Busters. Two Lawrenceville teens were arrested on Friday and charged in the death investigation.
DeWitt's funeral services will be held Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Arena at Jefferson High School, according to Evans Funeral Home. A visitation for friends and family will be held Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Church at 267 Mahaffey St., Jefferson.
The Athens Banner-Herald reports a candlelight service for DeWitt will be held at Southside Church in Athens Monday at 6:00 p.m.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has also been established in support of DeWitt's family. The family requests that donations be made to that fundraiser in lieu of flowers.
