Damon Streeter says the family moved out of the area two years ago to a home in New Jersey to escape gun violence.
CBS2's Nick Caloway spoke to the boy's father on Wednesday.
Justin Streeter, who recently graduated from middle school, was with his 15-year-old best friend on East 128th Street in East Harlem om Tuesday. As they left a deli, a gunman approached and starting firing. Both boys were struck.The 15-year-old was shot in the leg and is expected to be OK, but Justin Streeter suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.
Caloway also spoke with the boy's grandmother on Wednesday. She described him as a good kid who was about to start high school in the fall.As CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports, the list of shooting victims in Harlem continues to grow.
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