

She has a white boyfriend that she is afraid to tell her father about. Her uncle Carlos, a policeman, also lives in Riverton Hills. She lives in the urban, predominantly black neighborhood of Garden Heights with her parents and two brothers, Seven and Sekani, but attends a majority white private school called Williamson in nearby affluent Riverton Hills. As he does so, Khalil turns to look into the window to ask Starr if she is okay, and Cruise shoots him in the back three times, killing him.Įven before the shooting, Starr's life is complicated.

Cruise orders Khalil out of the car and searches him, then walks back toward his cruiser. They drive off in Khalil's car and are pulled over by a police officer named Brian Cruise. As they catch up, a gun fight breaks out and they flee the party. Starr Carter is socializing at a party in her neighborhood, Garden Heights, when she runs into Khalil Harris, an old friend from childhood she has not seen in a while.
