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Cadence Rose Orsi

Age 12

Wetumpka, Alabama

An artist, she drew her world

Softball was “her thing." A sweet, spunky, funny girl, her attitude and radiance made others love hanging around her.

She was also an artist; she drew constantly and loved to be outdoors. It did not matter where she was; her surroundings were what she would draw.

On Saturday, July 7, 2018, gunshots rang out at a house in Wetumpka, Alabama. Her father shot Cadence Rose Orsi, two of her sisters and her mother, then set the house on fire. The sisters lived; Cadence, 12 years old, died along with her mom.

By Susana Torres · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man