LAUREL, MD — A Laurel, Maryland mom is marking what would be her son’s 30th birthday this weekend, by spending time with his surviving friends and family on the basketball court. Every day for the past 10 years, Shirley Bell, has been searching for justice and trying to learn who took the life of her son, Brian Moses.
“I’m not going to give up. I’m going to keep fighting,” Bell says about her 10-year quest to solve her son’s homicide.
Brian Jones was stabbed to death in the Grove neighborhood of Laurel on September 15, 2005. Laurel Police say the case remains active.
Police and family and friends of Moses believe that someone may have seen or heard something of the violent crime nearly 10 years ago and they urge them to speak up.
“You got to come forward and you got to say something, because you got Miss Shirley here who has to deal with this every day of her life,” says Will Brown, 30, a one time close friend of Brian Moses.
Since her son’s death, Bell has continued to welcome her son’s friends into her home and she’s sharply stepped up her volunteer work at the Laurel Boys and Girls Clubs.
“Oh she’s a great lady. Ever since I was young, she’s always looked out for me,” Brown says.
A promise is what drives Bell to find her son’s killer.
“My last words to Brian before Brian closed his eyes was, ‘Brian I’m going to find out who did this to you and bring them to justice,'” Bell says.
Brian’s surviving friends, including Will Brown, desperately want the crime solved.
“We just need to bring justice, so we can bring peace to Miss Shirley, because she really does deserve it,” Brown says.
