Amber Wilson was simply just trying to make it home when she was murdered after being approached by a robber.
Amber Wilson murdered by a robber
Family, friends, and community members came to say goodbye to the recent Linden High School graduate who was a cheerleader and dancer.
Wilson was a gifted student who aspired to become a police officer and had been accepted to St. Peter’s College in Jersey City.
She is survived by her father, a brother and sister and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Amber Wilson died standing her ground and clutching a little piece of God, her pastor told mourners at her funeral today.
Incident
As Wilson walked down Hussa Street last week, the Rev. Pam Jones said, she was carrying a small wristlet, a gift from Jones. When at least one armed man pointed a gun at Wilson and a friend, the 18-year-old Linden woman confronted her assailant, prosecutors said, holding tight to her purse.
“Even though it cost her life, she was willing to do what was right,” Jones told a full First Baptist Church in Linden. “Someone tried to rob her. She said, ‘No way.’ She said, ‘My pastor gave me this.’ She did not want them to strip her of her dignity.”
