Nicholas Skylar Lucas\u0027 gunfire typically hit the bullet\u002Driddled rusty trash can or fallen satellite dish in his backyard.
But on Saturday, Aug. 27, bullets from the intoxicated 30-year-old man’s .45-caliber handgun fatally struck Kesha Luwan Lucille Tate, his 42-year-old neighbor and parent to nine children, according to local authorities.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
At the bond hearing, Lucas said the shooting was a “complete accident.” He denied intentionally killing Tate. “If that man got to know my sister he would’ve never killed her,” Denise said. “She would’ve gave him a place to stay, foot to eat, clothes, all of that. Anything he needed, even for his family, she would’ve helped.”
Court records show Lucas had previously been convicted in North Carolina of assault and theft. South Carolina state law bars handgun ownership for anyone convicted in any state of burglary, robbery or “assault with intent to commit any offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year,” among other such “crimes of violence.”
Wray — Kesha’s aunt who was known as her mother — recalled her own most recent birthday in February. Kesha bought her a dress, told her to put on her heels and took her out to eat, where she’d planned a surprise party. “That’s how she is,” Wray said.Denise recalled trips as a pre-teen with her sister to Brannon’s Seafood, which “had the best peach cobbler in the world.” After school, Kesha would buy each of them a slice.
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