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Irayan Devin Pluth

Age 12

Orlando, Florida

His favorite school subject was math

He was bright, with “a lot of best friends” at school, where his favorite subject was math. Early on, he learned to go in his room and play when his mother and her boyfriend fought.

In 2012, his mother’s boyfriend was arrested on an aggravated battery charge against his mother. In 2015, the boyfriend jumped off a second-story balcony. In 2017, his mother attempted to seek a restraining order against the boyfriend.

On June 11, 2018, the boyfriend shot and killed Irayan Devin Pluth, 12, in their apartment in Orlando, Florida. His sister, half-brother and half-sister also were shot and killed after a 21-hour standoff with police.

By Lila Taylor · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.