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Braylon Ken Yeng Houa Chang

Age 4

Roseville, Michigan

A gun left in his reach

He was a twin, a child of a Vietnamese family living in Michigan. His father came to visit them from Wisconsin. The father brought a gun.

His 8-year-old brother found the gun on a pool table in their home and showed it to the father, who then tossed it on his bed. Afterward, the father went to the bathroom, leaving his children unattended in the basement.

Braylon Ken Yeng Houa Chang, 4, died on Dec. 14, 2018 in Roseville, Michigan. One of his five siblings found the gun and accidentally shot him in the chest.

By Auhjanae McGee · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next