Hundreds gathered on Tuesday for the wake of 17-year-old Aquilla Flood, who was found dead of a gunshot wound in her East Orange, N.J., bedroom last week.
"It's sad, we're all in mourning, as you can see, all the people that are here, that love her," said Beth Robinson, who was one of Flood's teachers. "And we're just here to support her family and support her."
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Al-Muqqadin Means of East Orange was taken into custody in Newark, the Essex County District Attorney announced, and faces charges of murder and weapons offenses.
Rashid Thomas, a family friend who came to the wake, said the violence that resulted in Flood's death was "sad and unfortunate."
