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Forever K.J. : Balloon release held for Boys Latin student killed in West Philly triple shooting
Balloon release held for Boys Latin student killed in West Philly triple shooting
The community gathered Monday night to remember 16-year-old Kaylin Johnson, who was killed in a triple shooting last week.
PHILADELPHIA - Friends and family honored the life of the boy they knew as K.J. after he was killed in a triple shooting last week. Forever K.J. the crowd chanted as they released balloons in memory and honor of 16-year-old Kaylin Johnson outside his school Boys Latin Charter. Many were here with heavy hearts.
I lived for him : Mother of teen shot, killed in West Philadelphia left heartbroken
In broad daylight, police say K.J. was with two others in a car Wednesday when gunfire erupted.
PHILADELPHIA - The mother of a teen shot and killed in a triple shooting in West Philadelphia in broad daylight has been left heartbroken over the loss of her only son. The person that saved my life, kept me off the streets, I wasn’t there to save his, mother Emily Johnson said.
The mother of 16-year-old Kaylin Johnson, known as K.J., says her last conversation with her son was when he asked for permission to go to the YMCA before work Wednesday. Sadly, he never made it.
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