Bryan Chavez
Age 15
Santa Ana, California
A “one-of-a-kind personality”
He was a son, brother and friend. Known for his jokes and huge smile, he was said to have a “one of a kind personality” and worked on student government in high school.
According to an interview with police in Santa Ana, California, he was in the 1000 block of West Richland Avenue just after 1 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2018, when he handed a gun to a 17-year-old girl, and she accidentally fired it.
Bryan Chavez, 15, was shot “in the upper body” and declared dead by paramedics 10 minutes later. The girl was charged with manslaughter.
