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A’monzel Binion

Age 5

Anchorage, Alaska

Killed before first day of school

He was going to start school in one month in Anchorage, Alaska.

Like many other 5-year-old boys, he loved playing with dinosaur toys. His favorite color was blue. His little sister was his best friend, and they would play and wrestle together. He had a knack for cheering her up and making her laugh uncontrollably. His parents said, “His beautiful smile could melt the hearts of those around him.”  

On July 27, 2018, A’monzel Binion reached into a kitchen cabinet when his babysitter was out of the room, found a loaded handgun, and accidentally shot and killed himself.

By Sophia McDermott-Hughes · Age 18
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