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E-Marion Troy Lynn Walker-Black

Age 16

Renton, Washington

Kids will grow up without him

When his daughter was born, he could not stop looking at her, swaddled in a white blanket, safe in her mother’s arms. Six months later, she was his mirror image, with dark curls and big eyes. He loved her and his 1-and-a-half-year-old son infinitely.

With the guidance of his grandparents, loved ones say he was an amazing dad. He was always there to take care of both his kids and his grandparents.

E-Marion Troy Lynn Walker-Black, 16, was fatally shot on Jan. 20, 2019, in a Walmart parking lot in Renton, Washington. His daughter cries in her sleep without him.

By Sophia Levin · Age 15
Meet the Reporters

More than 60 young parents

Steven Alexander Jr.

He missed his first Father’s Day

Aiyonna Clarice Barrett

Her unborn child died with her

Dwight Manning

A child left without a father

Doumba Sannoh

Fatal price for the American dream

Elijah Michael Naranjo

Honor student with plans to enlist

Luis Flores-Bravo

Hardworking father, planning for the future

Des'mon Reyshard Anderson

His baby lost her loving dad

Nai’Asalyn Lasha Brown

Nursing degree unfinished, child never born

LaMar De’Shawn Foster

Son will live without his father

Chicano Kobe Phillips

A momma’s boy and young father

Kyle McGowan

Without him, loved ones aren’t whole

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Gage Allan Kiser

He will never meet his child

Dex Moore

Death of child leaves baby fatherless

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Carnandez A. Davis

New family never to be whole

Joshua Wright

He left behind a newborn son

James Williams

"Goofy" teen liked to dance in public

Ricardo Del Moro

He wanted to protect our borders