A talented Massachusetts basketball player did not get the chance to play for his college after he was fatally shot in a targeted attack early Wednesday.
Carl Hens Beliard, an 18-year-old Salem State University freshman, was shot and killed at around 1:30 a.m. inside a vehicle.
“This does not appear to be a random act of violence or that there is any ongoing threat to the SSU community,” police said.
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18-year-old Missael Pena Canela was arrested on murder charges in connection with the shooting.
Beliard was set to play his first college basketball game days before his tragic death.
“He was such a good kid,” his grieving mother said. “He never gave up. No matter how hard it was, he kept pushing himself.”
