NYC high school football star, honors student shot dead just 4 days before 17th birthday remembered for ‘million-dollar smile’
By Jennifer Bain
Published on March 26, 2026.
Ka'Mardre Coleman, a 16-year-old high school football player from Sheepshead Bay Sharks, was fatally shot at a Brooklyn public housing complex just four days before his 17th birthday. A vigil was held outside his home to remember him as a loving, loving teenager who was also a mentor to kids and a bright light. The slain teen was shot in the chest inside a NYCHA building on Monday evening. The alleged shooter, who has not been identified, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree.
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