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Amariah Chante Kimbrew

Age 15

Madison, Wisconsin

Life stopped at the Kwik Trip

She was described as a “loving, silly girl who loved to give hugs.”

She was in the backseat of a car with friends at Kwik Trip store #950 getting gas when she found a gun in a backpack and started messing with it. Others nearby heard a loud bang and suspected the car had broken down. Only after the screaming began in the front seat did they realize that something had gone terribly wrong.

Amariah Chante Kimbrew, 15, accidentally shot herself in the head and died on June 13, 2018, in Madison, Wisconsin.

By Baptiste Eaves · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 100 jokesters

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Kaiden Vague

Sixteenth birthday. Golden birthday. Last birthday.

Eric Xavier Degori

His jokes could make anyone laugh

Will Earl Davis Jr.

The rising senior was always smiling

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Edgar Alan Espino

Jokester loved to make people laugh

Daron Johnson

He went to celebrate another’s life

Jayvone J. Shackelford-Bishop

Friends together like Lilo & Stitch

Deandre Moon

Overnight tragedy for a basketball fan

Terale Claridy-Vaught

‘Solid’ friend barely gets to adulthood

Robert Carranza

He liked to post song lyrics

Amauri Green

Died while fixing a flat tire

Eddie Daiquan Grant

A devoted boyfriend and rap fan

Bryan Portales Escalante

Phone, wallet, shoes and, life — gone

Darion Gordon

Sixteen years erased by one bullet

Steven Alexander Jr.

He missed his first Father’s Day

Jonathan David Freeman Jr.

Debated anything, from music to Deflategate

Matthew James Jurado

Challenging student had a compassionate heart

Ryan J. Dillon

A playful boy, stopped by bullets

Manuel Lopez Jr.

High school senior set to graduate