Ishmail Anthony
Age 18
Newark, New Jersey
A private life, a public death
The facts of his life are hard to find: He was born on June 26, 1999. According to the story that his family published on a website, he liked to play basketball.
He was a part of a Muslim family. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker spoke about him in a speech advocating for gun control.
Ishmail Anthony, 18, was shot and killed on South 19th Street in Newark, New Jersey, on Feb. 22, 2018. Sixty-eight virtual candles are lit for Ishmail at gunmemorial.org.
