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Under ‘Son of Sam’ law, mom of teen gunned down in 2008 sues convicted criminal Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Najea Smith, seen in this undated family photo, was only 17 when she was fatally shot inside the door of her New Brighton home on May 28, 2008. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An aspiring nurse, Najea Smith was just 17 when she was slain in a hail of bullets while standing with a friend inside the front door of her New Brighton home 13 years ago. In a cruel twist, the Curtis High School junior wasn’t the target of the deadly drive-by attack on May 28, 2008.