Scholarship fundraiser held in shooting victim’s honor

<p>A scholarship fundraiser was held Saturday in Crown Heights by a family whose loved one was fatally shot in October of last year.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 15, 2018, 2:30 PM

Updated 2,118 days ago

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A scholarship fundraiser was held Saturday in Crown Heights by a family whose loved one was fatally shot in October of last year.
Melquain Jatelle Anderson was killed while waiting at a bus stop outside the Farragut Houses. 
His mother started a scholarship and emergency fund in Anderson's name for $1,000 each at John Jay College, the school where Anderson earned his bachelor's degree.
She says she hopes the money goes to students who are struggling financially. 
The fundraiser raised $4,000.
One arrest has been made in Anderson's case.


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