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A West Palm Beach woman whose husband was killed over the weekend wants everyone to know what a wonderful husband and father he was.Erica McCartney gave her only television interview to WPBF 25 News reporter Ari Hait on Monday night."Carlton died doing what he loved to do: helping somebody," McCartney said with tears in her eyes.Carlton McCartney, 42, was killed early Saturday morning. He had just finished helping a friend move from his West Palm Beach home and was walking out the door with Sean Latiff, 19, when the two were shot and killed.Carlton McCartney was carrying party favors he had bought earlier in the day for his son's first birthday, which is next week."They shot him when he was walking out with the decorations," his wife said. "And that broke me."The shooter remains at large, authorities said.Erica McCartney is certain her husband was not the gunman's target. He was just months away from completing his master's degree.McCartney was active in his church's youth ministry. He had four children: three daughters and a son."Every day, every night, I ask God why," Erica McCartney said. "Because it's not fair."Now, I have to bury my husband," she continued. "I had to go today to pick a plot and I wasn't supposed to, not at this age. I wanted to grow old with him."Erica McCartney said she will make sure her husband's children know everything about their father and know how much he loved them.Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.