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Community gathers to mourn 17-year-old Nyheem Wright, who was fatally stabbed in Coney Island

Mother of Coney Island teen who was fatally stabbed calls for justice
Mother of Coney Island teen who was fatally stabbed calls for justice 00:52

NEW YORK -- There are calls for justice for a teenager who was fatally stabbed in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

The community came together Tuesday to remember 17-year-old Nyheem Wright.

His mother says last week, he was chased down and stabbed by a group of teenagers.

She believes he was targeted for defending a girl the group was after.

"I am very angry because I lost my son, and y'all don't understand what they took from me. They took a lot from me and his brother. They took a lot. His twin brother is lost. And it's not fair, and I want justice ... All who is involved, I want them arrested," she said.

The teenager, one of nine brothers, was graduating early from high school and would have been the first in the family to earn a high school diploma.

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