A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in Brooklyn while attending a party on Saturday, the New York Daily News reported.
Iquan Williams, a student at Frederick Douglass Academy, was allegedly warned by his parents hours before the shooting that someone was planning on showing up with a gun.
"We told him not to go," said Williams' mother, Tiana, after Iquan's brother learned on Facebook that someone may show up armed and dangerous.
"We called him at 9 p.m., and said, 'Don't go,'" Williams said. "He texted me (around 10 p.m.). I said, 'Watch your surroundings. Be careful.' He said, 'I love you.' I said, 'I love you.'"
Around 10:30 p.m., an unidentified person opened fire at the party in Brownsville, killing Iquan. Another victim was rushed to St. John's University Hospital in critical condition.
Neighbors said the scene quickly became chaotic.
"I heard gun shots. I was around the corner," said witness Ty Moore, 18. "By the time I got back to the block the cops were all over the place."
Iquan was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. The shooter is still at large and a motive for the incident is unknown.
The boy's family does not believe he was involved or familiar with the shooter.
"He must have walked out with someone they were shooting at," Williams said. "My son didn't deserve this. We don't deserve to be out here crying... I want whoever did this. They ripped our hearts out."
Earlier that same day, a 34-year-old man was shot and killed outside of a store in East Flatbush. In total, there have been five murders in the city so far this year.
On Sunday, members of the community gathered near the place where Iquan was shot.
"We as a community can't let this be the norm for 2014," said community leader Tony Herbert in a statement. "We have to stand together and be very clear in saying that this is not going to be another year of senseless gun violence where innocent lives will lost."
