News 12's Most-Viewed: #9 – Grieving mother mourns son fatally shot on Brooklyn street
<p>A Brooklyn mother Thursday mourned the loss of her 16-year-old son after he was fatally shot in the streets of Bed-Stuy. </p>
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Jul 12, 2018, 5:46 PM
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News 12 Digital is highlighting the most-viewed stories of 2018 as part of our 'News 12's Most-Viewed' series. This story about a mother who lost her son was originally posted on July 12. Original story below.
A Brooklyn mother Thursday mourned the loss of her 16-year-old son after he was fatally shot in the streets of Bed-Stuy.
Justin Delapara, 17, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon after police say he fatally gunned down 16-year-old Latrell Brown Wednesday.
The incident happened in front of 481 Macon St. around 2 p.m.
Brown’s mother Michelle tells News 12 it just isn’t fair.
“I’m not supposed to be burying my son,” she says. “He was going to bury me.”
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She says her son, a JV basketball player, was in love with the court earning the nickname ‘Taz’ for his quick speed while playing.
Police responded to the area and found Latrell unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head.
He was transported to Kings County Hospital where he later died.
Surveillance video from a restaurant shows Delapara shooting a gun before running down the street.
Police say they believe the two teens were having a dispute before the shooting.
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