Basketball-loving schoolboy, 14, was shot dead in a row over a pair of JORDANS, his devastated family reveals

•  Treaujalaune Lornes, from Colorado, was gunned down by a juvenile in a house
•  Teenager's family say he was shot in an argument over a pair of Jordans shoes
•  Suspect arrested and being held for manslaughter and second-degree assault

A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed on Wednesday in an argument over a pair of Jordans, his family have said. 

Treaujalaune Lornes, from Colorado, was gunned down by a juvenile, who cannot be named, in a house near Cook Park after a row started at a nearby car wash.

The teenager, who aspired to be a professional basketball player, was rushed to hospital where he later died.

His devastated family say the teenager was shot on the stairs in the house over a pair of shoes.

'My brother got shot on the stairs in the house, and now they're saying that it's not over a gun, it was over a pair of shoes! It was over a pair of shoes,' Treaujalaune's sister, Tyquajanna, told Denver7.

Tyquajanna said her brother had been at the car wash near Washington High School when he and a friend began quarreling over Jordans, before continuing the argument at a nearby house.

'The boy that sat there with him and watched him die, and watched him go, when he should have died at home with us, killed him,' she told the publication.

She also revealed that the suspect initially blamed another teenager for the shooting, before admitting to firing the gun.

Tyquajanna revealed she had spoken to the boy's mother before she learned that he was in fact the suspect. 

'She told me, "My son feels so bad. He cries every night and tells me that he sees Trey all over again every time he goes to sleep." But to wake up this morning and know that you were the one that did that to him,' she told the publication. 

The suspect is being held for manslaughter, second-degree assault, three counts of felony menacing, attempting to influence a public officials and juvenile in possession of a handgun. 

Treaujalaune's family have now set up a GoFundMe page to help raise money for the funeral, where dozens of messages from teachers and relatives have flooded in. 

'I was Tre’s kindergarten teacher. We had a great relationship and it was so exciting to his growth. Tre and his family were a big part of Meadow Point Elementary. He will be missed,' Heather Curd wrote.

'I was Tre's school nurse at his middle school and I was fortunate enough to get to know him during his 3 years with us. I had a real soft spot in my heart for Tre,' Glenda Kauffman said.

Kirsty Bates said: 'I am a teacher at GW and there are no words to express this senseless loss in our community. My heart goes out to the family as they grieve the loss of his future and what he could have been.'   

A candlelit vigil will be held on Friday in remembrance of the young student.