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On a day meant for celebration, New Year's Eve of 2016, the life of a promising 13-year-old female basketball star, Shamoya McKenzie, was tragically cut short in Mount Vernon, New York. She was a vibrant young girl with dreams of playing for the UConn Huskies and eventually in the WNBA. That afternoon, around 2:30 p.m., Shamoya was a passenger in her mother's car, returning home from basketball practice, when a stray bullet struck her in the head. The bullet that ended her life was not intended ...Read More
Victim Details

Shamoya McKenzie

Female

Black / African American

Mount-vernon

NY

2016-12-31

13

Shamoya

McKenzie

01/13/2026