On Nov. 15, 16-year-old Tyson “TJ” Harps, Jr. was laid to rest in Harlem, while his killer remains on the loose.

Harps, who lived in the Melrose, had been visiting friends in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Nov. 1 and was shot multiple times around 8:45 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His funeral at Owens Funeral Home brought dozens of loved ones, including players and the coach of his Urban Justice League football team, where Harps was a linebacker.

Tyson (“TJ”) Harps of the Bronx was fatally shot in Brooklyn on Nov. 1, and his killer remains at large. Photo courtesy Harps family/Pastor Boyde Singletary.

During the service, which was later provided to the Bronx Times via Zoom recording, Harps’ football coach, Michael Hendricks Sr., said many young people on the team had pl

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