HAZELWOOD, Mo. — A mother is continuing her search for her son's killer more than two years after he was murdered.
Detectives at the Hazelwood Police Department still don't know who killed 20-year-old Preston Jones.
That's why his mom, Precious Jones, is continuing her fight for justice while helping others along the way.
"I couldn't save my son, but I'm saving other peoples' children in his memory, in his name, so I wouldn't ever stop the fight to end gun violence," she said.
Turning tragedy into purpose is how Precious decided to move forward with life, after her world was shattered on June 17, 2022.
"My sons are really heartbroken. It's just like, a journey that we never wanted to embark on, but we have no choice. No choice," she said.
Precious' son, 20-year-old Preston, was shot and killed in Hazelwood. Precious said the bullet came through Preston's bedroom window while he was asleep.
"He passed away in my oldest son's arms, in front of my youngest son, and in front of two younger nephews. It was really hard," she said.
That's the last vision Precious has of her middle child after getting a FaceTime call at 3 o'clock that June morning.
"It replays because he was so peaceful. It brings me peace because he didn't suffer," she said.
That peace is what Precious tries to hold onto every day, as she continues to live without her son while not knowing who pulled the trigger.
"Revenge is easy to seek and get, but revenge will prove nothing, and it will solve nothing, and it will be a never-ending war," she said.
Its why Precious is trying to help stop the bloodshed and break generational poverty through her anti-violence organization, 'Breaking Generational Poverty.'
"We just don't focus on one thing, we focus on the entire piece, because we have to deal with the core issues," she said.
The nonprofit reaches beyond St. Louis and advocates against gun violence, and poverty, according to Precious.
"I believe that poverty is very close to violence and gun violence. We bring resources into the community," she said.
Precious also focuses on what wasn't available to her when Preston was alive.
"I remember the things that I needed or the help that I needed, and it wasn't available, so I try to be that piece for parents, so that they don't lose a child because losing a child, some people don't come back," she said.
Precious believes we are in a "crisis mode" with the violence we are experiencing across our area.
"I don't see the wrong in trying different things, because right now we are in crisis mode. I really do think that more parents should get involved, more community members. We need a lot of revamping, and people should not wait till gun violence hits their home to do something," she said.
Since that summer morning, answers of who pulled the trigger are unknown.
A lieutenant with the Hazelwood Police Department told 5 On Your Side over the past two years, detectives have gone through many leads. He said the biggest problem with Preston's case is the lack evidence.
The lieutenant added that they believe the shooter or shooters could've been juveniles, which is why their fingerprints didn't show up anywhere in the system.
While it's been two years without her son, Precious feels his presence daily by watching Preston's two kids grow up and wishing she could've taken the bullets for him.
"He was young. He had his whole life. I saw my kids grow up. I would rather him raise his kids and be here, and not me," she said.
It's that power of a mother's love that gets Precious up every day to continue fighting for justice.
"I don't want another family to go through what we went through," she said.
If you have any information about Preston's case, call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS or go to the Hazelwood Police Department at 415 Elm Grove Ave.
You can donate to Breaking Generational Poverty here.