I wanna see the pictures of the MTA guys scraping him off the tracks.
Train kills teenage graffiti artist
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•13-year-old Ari Kraft killed by commuter train as he crossed tracks
•Friends say Kraft, others had been painting graffiti near train tracks
•Accident, during Friday rush hour, stopped train service for hours
•Kraft painted large murals with inscriptions like "Remember 9/11," friends say
NEW YORK (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy had just finished painting graffiti near railroad tracks when he was struck and killed by a commuter train, authorities and friends said Saturday.
A Long Island Rail Road train hit Ari Kraft between stations in Queens during the evening rush hour Friday, police said.
The city's medical examiner said he died of "blunt impact injuries to the head, torso and extremities."
The teen and three friends had been painting on the elevated tracks near a station, his friends said. As he crossed the tracks to head home, the train, carrying about 1,000 people, slammed into him.
Train service was suspended for hours.
Friends said he often created large murals with inscriptions like "Remember 9/11" -- under the tag name "Corporal."
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