James Jenkins has used the shooting death of his son to commit to efforts that make his community safer.
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Long Live Mason is chalked onto a building at the apartment complex where Mason Jenkins took his last breath.
He was hit by a stray bullet in September while playing outside his Beaumont Apartment in Burlington.
Although just 7-years-old Mason left a mark on neighbors.
A growing memorial and plaque symbolize his impact.
“It’s bittersweet, you know, coming back, you know, of course, what happened, what happened,” said Mason’s dad James Jenkins. “You know, you can look at things in a negative way and in a positive way. I’m coming over here and spreading positivity.”
And the positivity came back to Mason’s father over the weekend.
A frameable moment captured during The Air Cavs Football award ceremony.
A team Mason played for.
“I didn’t ever think I could tear up just by, you know, just by being happy,” Jenkins said.
The team retired …