17-year-old shot to

death on Paterson street

 

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Last updated: Saturday March 6, 2010, 12:14 PM

 

BY RICH COWEN

The Record

STAFF WRITER

 

PATERSON -- A 17-year-old high school

student was shot to death early this morning

as he walked with his brother on 12th

Avenue, police said.

 

Javon Kemp, a student at the P.A.N.T.H.E.R

Academy in Paterson, was shot "multiple

times" by a gunman who walked up to him on

the sidewalk around 2:45 a.m., police said.

The shooting took place in front of 160 12th

Avenue near the intersection of Rosa Parks

Boulevard, police said.

 

Kemp collapsed on the sidewalk and died at

the scene. His brother, who authorities did

not identify, escaped and was unharmed,

police said.

 

Det. Ronald Humphreys said there were

several people on the street at the time of the

shooting and police are looking to speak to

witnesses. At this point, authorities have yet

to establish a motive for the killing,

Humphreys said.

 

"We've got some legwork to do," he said. It is

the second homicide in Paterson this year, he

said.

 

P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy is a magnet school on

Memorial Drive that focuses on Math and

Science and has its own planetarium. The

acronym stands for "Paterson And NASA

Together for High Expectations and Results."

 

Police are asking that anyone with

information contact the Paterson Police

Department at 973-321-1120. All calls will

be kept confidential.

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You can read the comments yourself.

 

My only question - what is any kid doing out at 2:45 am?

That was what i thaught, seems this will be drug related..has that ring to it..

I worked as a medic in Paterson, kids out that late are not up to anything good, and unfortunately, these deaths happen way to frequently. It is sad and as bad as the city is, it is only getting worse. I can tell you first hand, there are tons of illegal guns in the city, mostly for drug dealings. I know this because I have looked down the barrel of a .45 one too many times.

 

Either way it is sad that a kid lost his life. Come on parents do your job.

Very sad. My first thought was "what was this kid doing out at 2:45am?"

Fatherless families and latchkey mom's make for tragedies like this.

That said I can remember being on my way home about that time after some time with a special lady . I might have been just a little older but not much.

I can remember hitting the top step of the stoop at 5 am when my father opened the door on his way to work.

The biggest difference was I grew up in a place where you did not even have to lock the doors at night and even as a kid I was never out of control.

Hardly drank and never did drugs.

Not to be an ass here, but I have read so many stories this year on NJ.com of kids getting shot, and its a shame but the clear message is one gun a month is a sham and was never intended to stop street crime or straw purchases...

Very sad. My first thought was "what was this kid doing out at 2:45am?"

 

+1

Very sad. My first thought was "what was this kid doing out at 2:45am?"

 

I sais the same thing.

Now I say this but I'm a hyporcrite of sorts. At that age I was out to all hours of the night. I had my fair share of running into dad going to work. I heard ear fulls but my grades never suffered and I turned out okay. I grew up in a project and always looked over my shoulder and canvased areas.

This is patterson we are talking about..245 am.

"P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy"

 

Huh?

 

They must have some interesting electives there.

I used to live on 21st ave and I still work in paterson. Over the past couple years there has been a bunch of murders there. But none as young as this. Atleast the other kid was not hurt so there mother has atleast one son left.

"P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy"

 

Huh?

 

They must have some interesting electives there.

P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy is a magnet school on

Memorial Drive that focuses on Math and

Science and has its own planetarium. The

acronym stands for "Paterson And NASA

Together for High Expectations and Results."

 

 

This topic has turn from a story about a young man walking with his brother to a rant about why he was out at 2:45am and not home tucked in his bed. Already everyone wants to judge him for being out at night because it has something to do with drugs, he is fatherless and has a latchkey mother that does not care. Because he lives in a bad neighborhood we assume he was up to no good and that's why he was shoot. Don't be so quick to judge a person because of where he lives or the color of his skin because that is what anti-gun people do to gun owners when they know nothing about guns. There could be any number of reasons why he and is brother were out so late at night and who are we to judge without any knowledge of why he was out so late. If this took place in Princeton, NJ would you feel different about the situation?

If this took place in Princeton, NJ would you feel different about the situation?

 

NOPE, nor if it occurred in Deal or Asbury Park, nor if it occurred in Camden or in Franklin Lakes. I'm sad that a kid lost his life. When I was this age, I worked at a Caterer. There were many late nights, but none beyond 1am.

 

Momma was right, nothing good happens after midnight (irrespective of your skin color).

My response would be the same if he was black, white, blue or pink. Same goes for where ever town the kid would be living. Unfortunately, when your in a bad area, you don't have the luxury of being able to walk the streets without suspecting people of doing bad.

 

My project days taught me to trust nobody, everyone is suspect and your best friend will likely screw you.

"P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy"

 

Huh?

 

They must have some interesting electives there.

P.A.N.T.H.E.R Academy is a magnet school on

Memorial Drive that focuses on Math and

Science and has its own planetarium. The

acronym stands for "Paterson And NASA

Together for High Expectations and Results."

 

 

This topic has turn from a story about a young man walking with his brother to a rant about why he was out at 2:45am and not home tucked in his bed. Already everyone wants to judge him for being out at night because it has something to do with drugs, he is fatherless and has a latchkey mother that does not care. Because he lives in a bad neighborhood we assume he was up to no good and that's why he was shoot. Don't be so quick to judge a person because of where he lives or the color of his skin because that is what anti-gun people do to gun owners when they know nothing about guns. There could be any number of reasons why he and is brother were out so late at night and who are we to judge without any knowledge of why he was out so late. If this took place in Princeton, NJ would you feel different about the situation?

 

Fair enough, my comment wasn't a rant, nor mention of ones skin color. We all know what "P.A.N.T.H.E.R." stands for. If your looking for something to be offended by why don't you start with an organization that glorifies cop killing and racial supremacy. It is what it is. God rest that child's soul.