The parents of a high school football player Elijah DeWitt, who was killed outside of a Dave & Buster’s in Lawrenceville, Georgia, have filed a lawsuit against the mall, know more about his girlfriend Bailey Reidling and her age
Elijah DeWitt’s parents say that the mall owners didn’t pay attention to safety risks and falsely said the place was safe, which led to their son’s death.
Who is Bailey Reidling girlfriend of Elijah DeWitt as Jefferson High School GA student is shot dead, age and family
On October 5, 2022, Elijah DeWitt’s girlfriend, Bailey Reidling, found him in a pool of blood outside the Sugarloaf Mills Mall. Kemare Bryan and Chandler Richardson were each charged with four felonies for allegedly shooting him dead.
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Lawyers for DeWitt’s parents say that the mall knew full well about the dangerous and hazardous conditions” but didn’t do enough to keep the place safe and secure.
The family of Elijah Dewitt is having a press conference after the arraignment.
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Sugarloaf Mills Limited Partnership, Simon Property Group, Universal Protection Service, the mall’s security director Jason Choy, Dave & Buster’s of Georgia, and five people with the last name “John Does” are all named as defendants in the lawsuit. Under Georgia law, the family is asking for money in four different ways.
Who is Bailey Reidling? Her relationship with Elijah DeWitt
Elijah DeWitt had been in relation with his girlfriend since almost five years. Bailey Reidling, was with him at the mall the night he was killed. Reidling was a senior at Jefferson High School when she met DeWitt, who was a freshman at the time. Reidling is a cheerleader.
Bailey Reidling, 20, says she searched for a pulse in vain after her boyfriend Elijah De Witt was gunned down outside Sugarloaf Mills Mall in Lawrenceville.
This is Bailey Francis Reidling…Class of 2020 from Jefferson high school
in Jefferson, Georgia #fox5seniorshoutout pic.twitter.com/lHv5gF0duR— Good Day Atlanta (@GoodDayAtlanta) April 24, 2020
Bailey Reidling went to Georgia Southern University for two years after she graduated from high school. She then switched to the University of North Georgia.
She moved to Athens so she could be near DeWitt during his senior year of high school. Reidling had the chance to go with him when DeWitt played on a seven-on-seven team and got noticed by Newton. They went to South Carolina, North Carolina, and Washington, DC.
Bailey Reidling recounts finding Elijah DeWitt in pool of blood
On the night of the shooting, Reidling went to Dave & Buster’s with some friends to play games. It was kind of like a double date. Before Bailey Reidling and her friend Angel went to the bathroom, DeWitt kissed her on the forehead.
He gave her his credit card so she could go get food. Reidling thought her boyfriend and another friend, Oscar, were buying tickets or playing foosball when she went outside to look for him. When she saw that they were outside, she said, “Everything’s red.”
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