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Iziyah Lashawn Spence

Age 18

Chattanooga, Tennessee

He left behind 13 grieving siblings

He had graduated from Brainerd High School a few months earlier and stayed close to home after finishing school.

He had a number of family members to be with, after all. There were 14 children in his family including him, but now that number has dropped to 13.

Iziyah Lashawn Spence, 18, was shot in the head on Oct. 4, 2018, on Portland Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was taken to the hospital where he died four days later.

By Emma Presnell · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death