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Toya Wright’s Brothers Laid To Rest In Private Service 

Wright and her family laid her brothers to rest in New Orleans.
Toya Wright’s Brothers Laid To Rest In Private Service
Prince Williams
By Whitney Gaspard · Updated October 27, 2020

Toya Wright and her family laid her two brothers to rest Friday.

Wright posted a picture of her two slain brothers displayed at the private funeral in New Orleans.

In the caption, a heartbroken Wright simply wrote, “my angels.” To date, the picture has garnered more than 80K likes and comments from fans sending their condolences to the family.

Last weekend, Ryan ‘Rudy’ Johnson, 24, and Joshua Johnson, 31, were found dead in a car with multiple gun wounds near their home in the seventh ward of New Orleans.

Celebrities Comfort Toya Wright As She Mourns the Loss of Her Brothers

After learning of the tragedy, Lil’ Wayne, ex-husband and father of Wright’s only child, Reginae, 17, rushed to be by his ex-wife’s side.  It’s being reported that Wayne chose not to attend the funeral service in an effort to lessen any unwanted media attention.

WWLTV reports that police are still searching for the motive and key figures involved in this heinous shooting death of these two young men.

Toya Wright Remembers Her Brothers With Heartbreaking Posts

My Angels.😇

A photo posted by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Aug 5, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT

Wright shared memorable videos and photos of her past time with her brothers. This photo was taken from Wright’s BET show ‘Toya and Tiny‘ that shows her and her younger brother Rudy laughing together.

I'll give anything to laugh with you again. #myrudeboy #icantbelievethisisreal #RipRudy #stoptheviolence 😢💔

A photo posted by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Aug 1, 2016 at 4:01am PDT

Wright posted this video of her and Josh serenading each other in a car.

Can't sleep. #RipJosh 💔

A video posted by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Aug 1, 2016 at 3:32am PDT

Another photo shows Wright along with her brothers and their children at a park. “Dont Let a day go by without telling your love ones you love them… you dont get those days back,” she wrote.

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Dont Let a day go by without telling your love ones you love them… you dont get those days back. #RipRudy #RipJosh #family #stoptheviolence 🙏🏾💔

A photo posted by Antonia Wright (@toyawright) on Aug 3, 2016 at 2:16pm PDT

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