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Dareon A. Brown

Age 18

Michigan City, Indiana

“What’s up,” he asked the boy

He was a fan of the television series “The Walking Dead.” One of seven siblings, he had four sisters and two brothers. He attended elementary and high school in Indianapolis, then moved to Michigan City with his mother.

He was sitting in a car with his girlfriend when a 16-year-old boy approached, someone she recognized from school. “What’s up?” he said.

Dareon A. Brown, 18, was shot on Dec. 18, 2018. His girlfriend drove him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The 16-year-old boy was charged with murder, and his bond set at $1 million.

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Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

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.

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.