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Father of Three Dies Four Days After City Shooting
posted (September 24, 2019)
Shooting victim 31 year old Joseph Rowland died on Saturday morning. He was shot on Tuesday night in front of his Pelican Street mechanic shop near his home. He was struck to the right buttocks. This morning, we spoke to his common law wife of 14 years and she said despite the speculations about Rowland, he was a loving partner and father.

Stacey Kerr, Common Law Wife
"He was working and he went out there to deliver something that he just fixed, some don't even know how to describe them because it wont be in my place to do come and shoot, he was shot, he was in the hospital from there critical, he passed away on the 21st and he left three kids behind and his family, mother still morning one of her sons, now the second one, the only two that she has. They don't know the pain they putting the family through because Jo is a loving person, always. Everyone have their bad ways but no one can say Jo treat them bad. Jo loving, anyone can get Jo out of his bed anytime to help them. Jo live for his family, Jo work, people can't say they see Jo out there."

"This is not the first time on that very said they he was targeted 5 years ago, he was targeted roughly around the same time, everything but can't question, God is ready for him and God know he would not let him punish because he know he was not that type of person."

According to our archives, Rowland was shot in April 2017 in a similar drive-by shooting attempt. His brother Leroy Meighan Jr. was also shot and killed last year September near their Pelican Street home. Rowland leaves behind 3 children.

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