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Funeral services set for 11-year-old Khalil Burt

11-year-old Khalil Abdullah Lavon Burt (Copyright by WSLS - All rights reserved)

ROANOKE (WSLS 10) – Funeral arrangements have been set for 11-year-old Khalil Burt, of Roanoke, who was killed in an accidental shooting by a 10-year-old relative and friend.

Neighbors say they saw the two boys playing together earlier that day. Police say the two were playing with a handgun found in a home in the 2000 block of Carroll Avenue in Northwest Roanoke on May 26.

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Khalil was killed the same day he graduated from Westside Elementary School.

Public funeral services will be held for Khalil at Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Services on Thursday, June 2 from 2 – 6 p.m.

Private services for the family will be held on Friday at Williams Memorial Baptist Church on Friday at noon.


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