DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Family and friends come together to mourn the loss of a Reshaun Cates who was shot and killed in Durham near Interstate-85 over the weekend.
On Sunday, Cates was on his way to pick up his 1-year-old son when someone opened fire into his vehicle as he drove on the off ramp from I-85 North to Hillandale Road. Cates was dead by the time first responders arrived at the scene.
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His family and friends gathered Wednesday for a balloon release at Grace Church on Cole Mill Road.
Cates' mother organized the event to honor her son who she says turned his life around following past struggles.
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He was an active member in the community as a youth basketball coach for kids in the McDougald Terrace housing complex. Cates also worked as a 'violence interrupter' for Bull City United.