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‘So unfair’: Family mourns boy, 13, killed in North Las Vegas shooting

Updated December 29, 2023 - 6:44 pm

Family members identified a 13-year-old boy shot and killed in North Las Vegas this weekend.

Keon Young died at University Medical Center after being shot in the 3200 block of Fountain Falls Way, near West Cheyenne Avenue and North Simmons Street, around 8 p.m. Saturday.

“Keon’s heart was very pure and [he] loved all of his siblings. If Keon seen anyone hurting he would literally cry,” Young’s cousin Chanell Williams wrote in a GoFundMe post. “Keon greeted everyone with his big beautiful smile.”

Williams called Young’s death “so unfair” and asked people to donate to help the family.

Young’s uncle Robert Cook said his nephew enjoyed all the things a 13-year-old should, including superheroes and basketball.

“He was living his life to the fullest,” Cook said.

Cook lives in Arkansas and traveled to Nevada after Young’s death. He said the holiday season will never be the same for their family.

“The best way we can remember Keon is by being great,” Cook said.

North Las Vegas police said Thursday that no new information was available about the shooting.

Williams’ online fundraiser had raised about $1,300 by Thursday afternoon.

A balloon release is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at Desert Horizons Park near Gowan Road and Simmons Street.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com.

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