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The Bronx (11/30/09) - It's a scene all too familiar in the Bronx. Family and friends crying over the death of a loved one killed by a bullet. This time it's 17-year-old Issi Dominiguez. He was shot in the head on Sunday when a gunman fired into a group he was with. They were leaving a party on Tiebout Avenue in the Fordham section.
"He was a helpful gentleman, he would always help all of the older ladies with the groceries. He was a good boy. He didn't deserve this," said the victim's cousin Alexus Drakeford.
The 17-year-old's family and friends say he was going to high school and was never in trouble. They say those who know what happened should come forward and tell the police.
"You better snitch, we are going to find him. We are going to find whoever did it, I don't care," said the victim's friend Ruthie Gomez.
Dominiguez wasn't the only shooting victim this past weekend in the Bronx. Police report at least five people were shot, two of whom were killed.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been battling gun violence and the sale of illegal guns and says more has to be done by politicians and the community.
Bloomberg said. "We try to improve our schools that will, long-term we think, reduce the crime rate."
"I would like for you to report to the governor, mayor, the borough president, the City Council -- give our kids jobs. Get them off the street, they have no place to go. We need community centers for them," said community activist Louella Hatch.
Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) What was the name of the teenager that was shot?
4) How many people were shot in the Bronx this past weekend?
5) The teenager was shot walking home from a party. His friends want anyone who knows something to "snitch". How do you feel about that? Would you tell the police if you knew who shot him? Why or why not?
Info and video from NY1
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