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Nadine McKenzie

Mother Of Slain Mount Vernon Teen Basketball Star Loses Home To Fire Mother Of Slain Mount Vernon Teen Basketball Star Loses Home To Fire
Mother Of Slain Mount Vernon Teen Basketball Star Loses Home To Fire Barely more than a year removed from the fatal shooting of Shamoya McKenzie, her family suffered another devastating loss. A weekend fire at a multi-family home on Vernon Avenue left 12 Mount Vernon residents displaced, including Nadine McKenzie, the mother of Shamoya, who was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve last year in broad daylight. Officials said that the fire broke out around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when the house was filled with smoke and an evacuation was necessitated. According to Mount Vernon officials, photos and other mementos of the 13-year-old McKenzie were among the ite…