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Ervey Enriquez

Age 17

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pulsating music punctured by gun shots

He’d grown up influenced by both his Hispanic heritage and his American hometown of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He enjoyed baseball, but was also known among loved ones for singing and playing songs in Spanish with his three brothers.

He frequented the Club La Casota, known for its live Spanish music performances and lively dancing well into the late hours of the night.

It was just outside of the club at 1:20 a.m. on Jan. 12, 2019, that pulsing music was punctuated by gunshots. Ervey Enriquez, 17, was fatally shot and killed.

By Katherine Oung · Age 15
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter