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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH,2011
BY, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
'HE WAS FULL OF LIFE,
Teen shot to death, while celebrating his 15th birthday outside his house. Jovany Diaz stood outside his friend's west side home monday night, eagerly a waiting presents his friend had promised to celebrate his 15th birthday, when a gunman opened fire around 10PM. His friend Robert felt a bullet stike Jovany's hand, but moments later, Robert heard his friend calling him back. He returned to see him movinghis hand and moaning. Jovany had been shot in the chest and died at the hospital. friends and relatives gathered infront of his home to remember the ambitious high school freshman. Well wishes decorated the front fence with birthday balloons, ftuffed animals, candles and poster boards filled with farewell messages. He liked plaing basketball. '' His drug was sports,, sister said. He was smart and smiling, artistic and friendly, so he made friends with every body " he was full of life,, Robert said. It is so hard to imaging that scene, which is full of bitterness, and how sad to see some bad people are willing to hurt others by any mean. It was really tragedy, when you see a young kid looking up to his future with full of hope and happyness, while some thing suddenly happened to change that smile to sadden tears.
Ahmed.