The New Haven Heat, a nonprofit basketball program, invited teens to speak to grief counselors about the death of their 15-year-old classmate.

Kaiden Phillips, a Career High School student, died after he was shot Saturday.

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Police believe Kaiden was shot during a fight with another teen. As they look for a suspect, members of New Haven Heat quickly organized grief counselors, therapists and mentors to talk to kids about their feelings at the middle school Thursday evening.

“He'd been playing with us since fifth grade and we wanted to have a safe place for our players and the community," said Doc Kennedy, high school director for New Haven Heat. "I'm a mentor. I talked to a lot of these kids, but like I tell them, I'

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