Chris Singleton immediately knew something was wrong, wondering why a stranger’s voice surfaced after picking up a call from his mother’s phone.
The oldest of three children, Singleton’s life soon turned surreal, learning his mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was one of nine victims murdered in the Emanuel A.M.E. Church shooting in Charleston, S.C., this June.
In the midst of unthinkable tragedy, Singleton, 19, showed an unimaginable amount of humanity just one day after the shooting, speaking at a vigil for his mother — who raised him and his siblings as a single parent.
“We already forgive [the shooter] for what he’s done,” said Singleton, an outfielder at Charleston Southern.