Juwan (Chico) Tavarez
Juwan (Chico) Tavarez
Juwan Chico Taverez is a 16 year high school student from Harlem, New York.
Death
On March 25, 2016 he was shot in the head by an unknown gunman near the Jefferson Houses complex at 3rd Avenue and 115th Street, across the street from a school and a playground.
His mother was cooking up food for the Good Friday at home. His mother had run out of sugar for the Habichuelas con dulce, so she sent Juwan to the market to pick some up.
Gun shots were fired in the neighbourhood and it appears that Juwan was caught in the cross fire. It was around 4p.m. when his two sisters heard the news. He was shot in the head and rushed to Harlem Hospital Center. It was expected that he would die. In the next two days, the doctors did everything to save his life, but it was too late. He had past away.
The neighborhood eulogized the death of Juwan.
Many of his friends including many of the people that attended his high school left early to be a part of it.
An entire community got together to commemorate his life.
He was considered a good kid, but he was born into a neighborhood with a gang rivalry between Jefferson and Wagner.
Sometimes it's a confrontation that lasts for life.