Front row from left Margie Torres, mother of Javier Lopez, who was also killed, Jackie Rowe
Adams, founder and CEO of Harlem Mothers S.A,V.E., Brandon’s mother, Eve Hendricks, NYC
Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson Photo by Jewel Webber
Family and friends remember
basketball star Brandon
Hendricks on his 18th birthday
BY JENNA BAGCAL,
PHOTOS BY JEWEL WEBBER
For loved ones of the late Brandon
Hendricks, Tuesday, July 7 was known
as “Brandon Day.”
In memory of the rising basketball
star gone too soon, friends and family
gathered for a basketball tournament
and vigil at Cortlandt Avenue and East
157th Street in Melrose at the same
courts where Hendricks perfected his
game.
Hendricks, just 17-year-old was
shot and killed just a week after he
graduated from James Monroe High
School. On July 6, cops arrested his alleged
killer, 22-year-old Najhim Luke,
who was charged with murder, manslaughter
and criminal possession of
a weapon.
Those who knew Hendricks remembered
him fondly as a “charismatic,
humble young man” who News 12 reported
would have been playing basketball
at West Hills Community College
in California this fall.
Hendricks’ uncle, Noel Ellison, told
News 12 that a memorial where teams
play basketball was the “perfect sendoff”
for his beloved nephew.
Brandon’s sister is embraced as she grieves Photo by Jewel Webber Trophies for winners of tournaments Photo by Jewel Webber
BRONX TIMES R 28 EPORTER, JULY 10-16, 2020 BTR
An all-girls basketball team who played Photo by Jewel Webber
An all-girls basketball team who played Photo by Jewel Webber