NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — A Nashville mother is facing unimaginable heartbreak for the second time in three years after losing another son to gun violence.

Karen Groves is mourning the death of her 26-year-old son Jackalius Groves, who was shot and killed on Nov. 2 at the Parc of Metro Center Apartments on Athens Way. Metro Police say he was ambushed just after 3 a.m. while visiting his pregnant girlfriend after leaving a nightclub.

"Jackalius was 26. He was very handsome, very funny. He was a prankster. He loved his family," Groves said.

The young man was an aspiring rapper who found his voice through music after losing his younger brother Kalem to gun violence in Nashville in 2022. His parents say Jackalius was channeling his pain into purpose through his art.

"Jackalius was an entert

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