MIRAMAR, Fla. — Friends, neighbors and family marched with a purpose alongside Hope Jones, the mother of Brianna Johnson.

“They wasn’t in a gang -- they just like to have fun and because of that it cost them their life. And they were close. And they were very close,” Jones said.

Marchers chanted, “Justice for Bri, justice for AJ,” calling for justice for popular TikTok influencer Brianna Johnson, better known as “Dream Doll Bri,” and her cousin, Arthur Johnson, also known as AJ.

“She was more than just Dream Doll to me. She was Brianna. That was my child. That was my everything. We grew up together. I had her when I was 20 years old,” Jones said.

It has been a few weeks since the pair were shot and killed in Miramar. The crime was caught on camera, but there are still no answers about who pulled the trigger.

“Contact the detectives. Contact whoever you need to contact. Contact us. Speak up because if the shoe was on the other foot, I’m pretty sure they would want someone to do the same thing for them,” Jones said.

Pompano Beach Commissioner Beverly Perkins helped lead the family’s effort to hold the march for healing.

“So this is about the young people, not the adults,” Perkins said.

Adults at the march said they are making a genuine effort to connect with young people who have been impacted by gun violence.

“It’s really for the youth to find out what’s on their mind. What do they need to feel safe? What can we give them? How can we help them in any way they can when it comes to gun violence?” Perkins said.

The family’s plans do not stop with the march. AJ’s father said he wants to turn the tragedy into something meaningful.

“I promised my son before he left here that out of this tragedy I will turn it into triumph for his name and for Brianna’s namesake. So thank you all,” he said.

Commissioner Perkins said the plan is to have members of the Circle of Brotherhood reconnect with the young people who attended the march in 30 days.

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