Tayshana Dejenea Chicken Murphy

In the early morning hours of September 11, 2011, the life of 18-year-old Tayshana Dejenea 'Chicken' Murphy, a nationally ranked high school basketball star, was tragically cut short. The young female was fatally shot in a hallway of the Grant Houses in Harlem, New York, the public housing complex where she lived. Murphy, a senior at Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers, was considered one of the top point guards in the country and was being recruited by several colleges with dreams ...

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