Boy, 11, Killed By Car While Skateboarding In New Jersey Parking Lot, Family Says

An 11-year-old New Jersey boy was killed by a car this weekend while skateboarding in a parking lot, his family says.

Askari Mylikye Moore, 11, was skateboarding Friday night with two of his friends in a parking lot of the Durham Woods apartment complex in Edison when he was struck by the vehicle, according to the family.

Edison police said Sunday the matter was under investigation, and Shakera Moore, the boy's mother, confirmed the details to nj.com and on the family's GoFundMe page.

Shakera Moore said she was at work on Friday when police called her and told her she needed to go immediately to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, according to nj.com. There, she arrived at the hospital and was met by a chaplain and right then knew that her son had died.

A memorial was held in the parking lot of the complex Sunday where the family said Askari, a fifth-grader at Lincoln Elementary School, had been fatally struck. The family is now making funeral arrangements and has started a GoFundMe site to help raise funds.

The "Askari 'Rest In Peace' Campaign" had raised nearly $18,000 by Monday morning.

"To everybody.....Teachers , family, friends. and anonymous donators.... Thank you so much for your donations, words of encouragement, and strength. Your words of kindness have made me realize that I was blessed for 11 years to have a true gift from GOD. Thank you all for being there for Askari and I. We love you all."

The mother wrote: "Please help me bury my one and only son."

"My son was outside playing in the complex ,and his life was cut short by a car that went out of control and hit my only son......and killed , my baby on impact."

The community has poured its heart out for the boy, writing on the GoFundMe page:

Aloria Larei, the boy's sister, said she woke up "this morning, eyes with tears, but to see how many people were touched by the life of my little brother, Askari, brings joy to my heart."