TRAVERSE CITY — Lawrence Boyd III is preparing a funeral for his son, Larry. But after that, he plans to turn his attention to getting justice and working to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.

Larry Boyd was the victim of a shooting earlier this month after confronting teen burglars in a city parking garage.

Lawrence took the time to talk with Nine and Ten News about his son and his connection to the Traverse City region.

Lawrence and his wife relocated the family to the Traverse City region when Larry was in grade school. His father says he wasn’t doing well in school downstate, but they noticed an immediate change when the family moved up north.

“It was difficult just because we both had to find jobs and that type of thing,” Boyd said. “But it worked out well. He tur

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