A family in Syracuse is mourning the loss of their 8-year-old boy, who loved to dance, do backflips, and planned to grow up to be a ninja.
“He wanted to become a ninja so he could protect Daddy,” said the boy’s father, Jermaine Moore, as he recalled the memories of his son while sitting in front of the family home on Hartson Street.
Shaleek Carrears was fatally shot inside his home at at 2:30 a.m. on Monday. His dad was in the front yard of his home at 107 Hartson St. with a neighbor when he heard a shot, Syracuse.com reported.
Prosecutors won’t be filing charges against the shooter, because Shaleek was shot by his 9-year-old brother, who thought he was holding a toy gun.
Investigators recovered a Glock 9 mm handgun from the home, which the father kept there without a proper registration.
