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The grief-stricken best friend of slain teenager D’aja Robinson collapsed into tears at a funeral today – vowing to help her heartbroken family get through the tragedy.
“I’m gonna miss you baby — but I’ll try to help [your] mommy be strong,” pal Shaquana Almonds, 16, said between tears.
She added, “Who would have known I’d never see my best friend after today?”
Mourners flooded Greater Allen Cathedral of New York in Jamaica — creating a line that stretched around the block — to say good-bye to the 14-year-old, who was shot dead on a bus on Saturday.
Almonds said she was riding the Q6 home from a Sweet 16 party with Robinson, when a gunman opened fire in the bus, shooting Robinson in the head.
At the funeral, friends sang “Amazing Grace” and gazed at slide show photos of Robins amid dozens of bouquets of flowers.
“ I really miss this girl right here,” said friend Deanna Ingam, gesturing towards her photo. “ You never know how much you love someone until they’re gone.”
Robinson’s mother, Shania Sands, didn’t speak. Instead, she posted a large note on purple poster board.
“My beautiful baby girl, I am hurting tremendously now that you are gone…You will always have a special place in my heart,” it read.
Other family members posted a poem titled “The Master Caller,” which notes, “We will meet again someday.”
Robinson’s white casket was transported to Evergreen Cemetery by horse-drawn carriage.
Robinson was shot while the bus was stopped on Sutphin Boulevard near 125th Avenue in Jamaica.
Police said the gunfire was gang-related and that Robinson was not the intended target.