On a sports field in Newark on Friday night, many chanted through their shock. They chanted the name of Zahmire Lopez - an 8-year-old who was murdered in cold blood.
On a sports field in Newark on Friday night, many chanted through their shock. They chanted the name of Zahmire Lopez - an"To me, he could have been the next superhero character stuntman guys, 'cause he'd do backflips and he was just a good kid. It's rough, it's rough - it's hard to take in right now," said football coach Sunny Amos.
Lopez's mother escaped out a second-floor window. Police later shot and killed the suspect as he tried to run. Police found drugs and three firearms at the scene. Mayor Baraka says he has invested heavily in violence interrupters and improved community resources, but the flow of guns has not stopped.
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