MIAMI - Just hours after his murder in Miami, slain activist Dwight C. Wells's grieving mother, Mary Brown, talked to Local 10 News about her son's legacy after years of annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day demonstrations.

Brown, a regular churchgoer, said she was proud of him for starting the Wheels Up Guns Down movement to encourage young people to be inspired to change and engage in peaceful activism.

 My son was a pillar for this community. He would always give someone the shirt off his back,  Brown said.  I miss him, but he is with the Lord and I will see him in Heaven. 

Wells, a restaurant owner, had several organizations registered with the state, including Miami Ride Life in 2014, Saving Our Queens in 2016, and Bikes Up Guns Down and Wheels Up Guns Down in 2022.  My nephew did amazing stuff for the community,  Suzette Hester, his grieving aunt, said.  He didn't deserve this!  Wells was playing dominoes on Friday night with two other players in front of his restaurant, Winning and Won Turkey Legs , at 5090 NW 17 Ave., when he was shot, police said.

 The subject walked up to him and shot him,  Officer Michael Vega, a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, wrote in a statement on Saturday morning. Local 10 News interviewed him in 2022 and 2023 when he dreamed of partnering with authorities to allow young people to participate in the annual Wheels Up Guns Down demonstration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 We're looking to do it more legitimately and keep it more official,  Wells said. Some of Wells's 10,000 Facebook friends were also expressing their grief on Friday night and on Saturday morning.

 So heart broken, so proud of the Man you had become,  Monique Huggins wrote.  You did so much for the community. My deepest condolences to the Family luv you so much Ms Mary God Bless all of you guys.  On social media, Wells often shared about his experience with rehabilitation, his belief in the power of prayer, and his growing interest in Miami's Black history.

 Yoo. This one hit different fam. M.M.I.H (MAKE MOVEMENTS IN HEAVEN) A REAL CITY STAND UP GUY - feeling emot
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