A close friend of Sky Lemmons-Dixon, a young woman killed after being shot last Christmas day, said last week’s guilty pleas of two people charged in her case did not bring any closure.

“It was a little overwhelming that it was more than just one person involved. I think it brought more hurt than closure,” Julia Fasano said.

Fasano met Lemmons-Dixon in 2018 when they both attended the Charlton School in Burnt Hills. They both loved the school’s equine therapy program.

“She was one of the first people to say hello to me.”

Fasano and Lemmons-Dixon became fast friends and shared many laughs.

Fasano shared with NewsChannel 13 some of her favorite moments with Lemmons-Dixon — including one about their school graduation.            

“Someone hurting someone like her is probably the last thing I imagined,” she said.

Albany police said Lemmons-Dixon was shot in the head on Christmas morning last year at a home on State Street.

Three people were then arrested and charged in her death: Ibrahim Hammond, Michael Varlack, and Patrick Dean.

Hammond and Varlack both plead guilty just a few days ago, on charges of perjury and criminal possession of a weapon.

Dean is facing a charge of first-degree murder with a trial set for next month.

“It kind of hurts to try to think about what happened. I want to know details but I don’t know if I can handle it,” Fasano said.

Lemmons-Dixon’s death came shortly after her ex-boyfriend, Houston Ketter III, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for abusing her and another woman he set on fire.

An Albany County judge determined Ketter was responsible for Lemmons-Dixon not showing up at his trial to testify. It’s unclear right now if the men charged in Lemmons-Dixon’s death have any relation to her ex-boyfriend.

“I try not to think about it as much as I can, but I do try to think of the good memories we had,” Fasano said.

A scholarship was created to honor Sky Lemmons-Dixon shortly after her death.

The two girls who won the scholarship each received $500 to go towards college tuition. Another $200 was donated to a domestic violence shelter in Albany.