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School Mourns Quayshawn, Prays For Quayvon

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Quayshawn Roberson.

Tragedy struck Clinton Avenue School twofold Wednesday, as a house fire killed a second-grader and sent his third-grade brother to the hospital.

Quayshawn Roberson perished in the fire that engulfed a house at Poplar and Wolcott Streets in Fair Haven at 1:30 a.m.

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Quayshawn was known as a hard-working good kid” at Clinton Avenue School.

Quayshawn’s mother, Wanda Roberson, perished as well in the fire. Another relative, Jaquita Roberson, believed to be in her 20s, died in the fire too. Their bodies were found on the third floor of the home.

Quayshawn’s brother Quayvon also was injured in the fire and taken to the hospital for treatment. He attends Clinton Avenue, too, in the third grade.

Quayvon has another brother who attends Wilbur Cross. He, too, went to the hospital.

Police said the fire was deliberately set and it is now a homicide investigation.

A crisis team went to work at Clinton Avenue School Wednesday, setting up stations on each floor where students could come for counseling, or just to draw pictures and chill out. There was a lot of crying throughout the school. Social workers and grief counselors were on hand.

Quayshawn has attended the school since kindergarten. He had the same teacher that year and this year; she was reportedly hit hard by the news today.

Parents were to start receiving recorded calls around 2 p.m. updating them on the day’s tragic developments.

The fire also injured other children. Two children were thrown out the window to safety in the arms of neighbors.

A neighbor, Geneva King, called Quayshawn Shawnie.”

King said Shawnie often hung out at her house and played with her grandson. He also helped her bring groceries in after shopping. On Monday, he played touch football with her family. He just was the sweetest thing,” she said.

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