ALIQUIPPA, Pa. —

Normally, a Friday night in Aliquippa is enjoyable. This Friday wasn’t normal.

“Our hearts are not in the football game,” said Gevod Tyson, an Aliquippa native. “This isn’t about a game. This is about a person’s life.” Advertisement

A moment of silence was held at Aliquippa High School's football game against Penn Hills after 18-year-old student Kendric Curtis was shot and killed.

Curtis died Friday morning. He was shot by an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent outside the Linmar Terrace apartment complex.

“Something like this shouldn’t occur, especially to a kid,” Tyson said. “Kendric Curtis, his life mattered. He’s not here to tell his side of the story.”

“Everyone’s hurt right now,” said Jumar Mike, a local pastor. “Everyone’s wounded from this. I

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