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A 33-year-old man shot Wednesday evening in West Carrollton neighborhood died from his wounds early Thursday morning, and now, it is up to his family to raise the three children he left behind.

Kevin Jarrow, a New Orleans man who enjoyed carpentry and fixing cars, died at University Hospital at 3 a.m., according to John Gagliano, the coroner's chief investigator.

Paramedics rushed Jarrow to the hospital shortly after someone shot him multiple times on the corner of Green and Hollygrove streets, not far from Jerry's Grocery, at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

When the shooting happened, Jarrow was hanging out with his friend Burnell Brock, 23, who was found dead on the side of a house in the nearby 9000 block of Green Street three hours after the shooting, said Tony Savoy, Jarrow's stepbrother.

NOPD spokeswoman Officer Shereese Harper said Friday that investigators are treating Jarrow's shooting and the discovery of Brock's body as separate incidents.

Jarrow leaves behind three children, ages 10, 8 and 7, Savoy said. He had been raising the children mostly on his own because their mother never played much of a role in their lives, Savoy said.

Jarrow, who attended Alcee Fortier High School, had a criminal record dating back to 1992, when he was convicted of burglary and illegally carrying a concealed weapon, according to court records. In 1996, he spent time behind bars for possessing crack cocaine.

Though a lull in his criminal troubles coincided with the birth of his children, he was in trouble again in 2002, when he pled guilty to an attempted possession of a firearm charge. In 2006, he faced weapons and drug charges, but prosecutors declined to pursue the case.

With the help of his family, he tried his best to raise his children, Savoy said.

Jarrow, an automobile mechanic, was able to send his kids to school by fixing cars on his own and by working for local body shops. He also took on carpentry jobs to pay for their schooling, Savoy said.

During his down time, Jarrow would take his three kids to the park and play with them. When relaxing indoors, the 33-year-old gearhead would leaf through automobile books and magazines with them, teaching them what motors were in what cars.

Savoy said he, his sister and mother will split the duties of raising the children.

"We're family," he said. "We can't leave them stuck out. They've been crying a little bit, but they're handling it. We'll stay close to them."

Ramon Antonio Vargas can be reached at rvargas@timespicayune.com.
-The Times-Picayune

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