Brooklyn high school football player fatally shot by teammate honored at vigil marking his 17th birthday

""Everybody that is here is impacted by him because all he knew was to give, to love, to joke, to smile," said Shanell Rogers, the victim's aunt."

""He's got class with me and I don't see him no more. It's kinda hard," friend Obaid Mallik said."

""We're going to get the justice that we seek," Rogers said."

""I'm so happy because I know he's looking down. He's like, 'This is all for me?' Like, he's happy," cousin Edrionna Bland said."

A vigil took place for Ka'mardre Coleman, a Sheepshead Bay High School football player who was shot and killed by a teammate. The gathering occurred on what would have been his 17th birthday, with students and family members sharing memories and expressing their grief. Coleman's aunt described him as someone who gave love and joy, while friends reflected on the void his death created. The 16-year-old suspect is charged as an adult with manslaughter after the gun was accidentally fired during play. The suspect is currently out on bail.

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