The New York City Radio World is mourning the loss of one of its own. Urban radio and TV personality DJ Megatron, a regular fixture as a segment host on BET’s 106 & Park since 2006, was shot and killed near his Staten Island, New York home early Sunday in what police suspect was a random robbery gone wrong.
Megatron, whose real name was Corey McGriff, was fatally wounded in the stomach while heading to a store around 2 AM. NYPD officials say the 32-year-old rising hip hop star was found dead with a single gunshot wound. Police were called when a neighbor heard the gun fire and called 911. By the time paramedics arrived, Megatron was dead. He was found on the sidewalk, his fitted baseball cap at his side.
BET Networks is putting the finishing touches on a star-studded TV special planned in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the network’s popular music video countdown series 106 & Park.
BET’s 106 & Park is taking on the issue of teen violence during a special episode to air this afternoon.
The series along with therapist Dr. Jeff Gardere, will gather a panel of experts –including city officials, role models, victims, and survivors — to carefully examine the impact teen violence has among youth.
Last month, The White House dispatched two Cabinet officials in response to the beating of 16-year-old Derrion Albert in a street brawl that resulted in death in Chicago.
Last year a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest in Harlem, New York. Homicide is the leading cause of death for African Americans and the second leading cause of death for Hispanics among 10 to 24 year olds, BET notes.
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