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Teen Shot And Killed At Queens Party

051610gun.jpg A teen was shot and killed at a party in Queens last night, though the circumstances of the murder are unclear according to initial reports. According to the Daily News, the victim was 18-year-old Kendrick Morrow, who was shot around 2 a.m. after a brawl at a house party on 176th Street got pushed outside. But the Post says Morrow was 17, and was shot after two older men crashed a club party being thrown by a teenage girl. The bouncers decided to kick everyone out once the men started making trouble, and Morrow was shot while trying to retrieve friends from inside.

Morrow was shot in the left side of his chest, and the shooter and his friend are still at large. Both sources agree that it's unclear why Morrow was shot and what, if any, role he played in the fight. His parents were devastated, saying he was a good kid who was having a rare night out. His stepfather said, "We always kept him on a tight grip . . . but I figured since he was doing well in school and about to graduate and go to college I figured I'd let him go out that night." His mother said he didn't have any enemies, and had no idea who would want to hurt him. "He was very well respected, everyone loved him. There was nothing bad you could say about him."

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  • inoyourider

    If/when they find the shooters, I'll put the over/under at 15 arrests between the two of them.

  • Coppo808

    I thought NY was a gun free zone, thats right criminals don't follow the laws.

  • detective jarvis

    you thought nyc was a gun free zone? im not even sure what that means.

  • Armchair_warrior

    well they have to learn to read first. best just put a job application at the front of the door to ward them off like ghost!

  • inoyourider

    Instead of a 'party' tell them it's a job fair and you'd never have problems like this.

  • detective jarvis

    if you are going to make fun of someone for not being able to read maybe you should make sure you are able to write before you open your stupid mouth

  • Tiesha

    Stories like these are becoming redundant.

    Its always the college kid that gets shot never the failures. smh.

  • Teisha, its because the failures are the one's doing the shooting!

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