NYC family mourns slain boy, 10; borough president laments 'Black on Black violence' amid shooting surge
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During the funeral for a 10-year-old boy in New York City who was gunned down at his aunt’s home in a shooting that authorities say was prompted by a parking dispute, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards reminded attendees that “Black lives matter" as the city deals with pervasive gun violence and rising crime more than a year since the death of George Floyd.
"Justin deserved to blow out candles for his 11th birthday," Richards told the crowd, according to the New York Daily News. "Justin should have been celebrating his graduation with his classmates at Challenge Prep Academy this year. Justin deserved to live to see his dreams come true. He had so much to live for, but yet we see another young Black man’s dreams deferred due to Black on Black violence." "We are normalizing this violence in communities like Far Rockaway, but this is not normal," Richards continued. "Because today it’s Justin, tomorrow it could be your child. Black lives matter, but they must matter to us as well. Say his name: Justin Wallace."More Related News