Mount Vernon To Retire Shamoya McKenzie's Basketball Jersey

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Nadine McKenzie was driving eastbound along East Third Street in Mount Vernon at about 2:28 p.m. Dec. 31, 2016 with her 13-year-old daughter Shamoya in the passenger seat and Prince Scott in the back. Police say members of a Mount Vernon gang called the Goonies had targeted Scott.

Police said David Hardy fired a handgun at the car several times. Scott was hit twice. One bullet smashed through the rear passenger window and struck McKenzie in the head. McKenzie, a rising high school basketball star who wanted to play for UConn, was killed.

Now the school is honoring Shamoya's memory by retiring her basketball jersey.

WHAT: No. 30 Lady Knights Jersey Retirement Ceremony

WHO: Family members including Shamoya’s mother, Nadine McKenzie; Coach Erica Naughton; Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton; Board of Education President Adriane Saunders; and Board of Education Trustee Israel Williams will be attendance.

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 2 at 3:45 p.m.

WHERE: Mount Vernon High School, 100 California Rd., Mount Vernon

SEE:

• 2 Murders: More 'Goonies' Face New Federal Charges
  
• Indictment in New Year's Eve Shooting of 13-Year-Old
  
• Mount Vernon High School to Host Benefit Game in Memory of McKenzie
  
• Gang-related Shooting Led to Death of 13-Year-Old
  
• UConn Women Honor NY Teen Hoop Standout Killed in Mount Vernon
  
• Accused Shooter a Former City Employee