Sunday, March 27, 2011

Today's News: Our Take - 106 & Park's DJ Megatron Shot and Killed

DJ Megatron

DJ Megatron, a regular on BET's 106 & Park, was shot and killed Sunday, the New York Daily News reports. He was 32 years old.

DJ Megatron was slain down the street from his home on Staten Island about 2 a.m., according to police. He was hit once in the torso and was found dead on the street by the time paramedics arrived at the scene.

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No witnesses have come forward, and police do not yet know what the motive was for the shooting.

"Words can't describe the way my husband and I feel right now," his mother, Louvenia McGriff, told the newspaper. "I just don't know how we're going to make it without him. He was our golden child."

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DJ Megatron (real name: Corey McGriff) first showed off his skills on New York's hip-hop radio station Hot 97 before he started at BET. He was also a regular performer on the city's club scene.

According to his family, he is survived by three children, the youngest being a 9-month-old son.

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