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Addison Sanders

Age 10

Chicago, Illinois

Nicknamed "The Twinkies," they died together

In picture after picture, she smiles toothily, wisps of tightly coiled hair escaping from her ponytail. In some photos, she holds a peace sign; in one, she sucks in her cheeks like a goldfish.

Her nickname was Addi, and friends described her as amazing, nice and creative. Her mother called her and her twin brother “the Twinkies.”

Addison Sanders, 10, a student at Walt Disney Magnet School in Chicago, Illinois, was shot and killed by her father on Aug. 27, 2018. Addison’s father also killed her twin brother before he turned the gun on himself.

By Madison Hahamy · Age 18
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death