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Scholarship launched in honor of young musician killed in crossfire of drive-by shooting

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ The life of an aspiring musician killed by crossfire was honored on Tuesday with the help of a big name.

Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning helped to launch a scholarship in the name of that young man, Zedekiah Peacock, who often played the keyboard in his church.

Mourning also new Zedekiah through the Overtown Youth Center and contributed $10,000 to the scholarship fund.

ā€œHe gravitated towards the arts,ā€ Mourning said of Zedekiah. ā€œYou know, it was something that occupied the majority of his time, other than his schoolwork, and he was a beacon of light in our program.ā€

The Booker T Washington band kicked off Tuesdayā€™s tribute to Zedekiah.

ā€œObviously Booker T Washington had something special to offer him, especially because of the relation they had with OYC,ā€ said Zachery Peacock, Zedekiahā€™s father. ā€œIt makes our entire family happy in that other children can benefit from his tragedy.ā€

The 20-year-old was killed in May of last year when he was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in northwest Miami-Dade County.

Two others were injured in the shooting.

Zedekiahā€™s parents are both ministers in the church and have struggled to rebound emotionally since the shooting.

ā€œWhen I say rough, rough,ā€ said Zachery Peacock. ā€œI just began to start sleeping.ā€


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Terrell Forney joined Local 10 News in October 2005 as a general assignment reporter. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but a desire to escape the harsh winters of the north brought him to South Florida.

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