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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

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover