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Javonne Micheal Jaylin Luke Davis

Age 15

Camden, New Jersey

He’d just received a way out

He never grew out of his desire to help others. He collected and repaired bikes to give to younger kids in his neighborhood.

He experienced homelessness during his childhood. He was accepted to Rutgers Future Scholars, a mentorship program that gave him the chance to earn a full scholarship to Rutgers University. He dreamed of opening his own barbershop after graduating from business school.

At 3:36 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2018, Javonne Micheal Jaylin Luke Davis, 15, was shot several times while walking home from Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. He died from his injuries at Cooper University Hospital.

By Elizabeth Meisenzahl · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 40 college-bound seniors

Britney Malone

Upward bound, she never stopped striving

Brandon Nash Hammett

‘The music master’ killed before college

Caleb Kendall Bowman

Shot down by his best friend

Jairo Rodriguez

Studying for future he never saw

Nicholas Dworet

Diving into the hearts of many

Trevon Fareed Richardson

College, football, a scholarship. All lost.

Chris Thomas Mosley

The future was all planned out

NeQuacia Porsha Jacobs-Lewis

High school graduation, diploma, career — gone

DeVaughn Lorenz Perkins

Gone, but remembered by family forever

Carmen Marie Schentrup

A mind to be reckoned with

James Garrett

He wanted to be a teacher

Steven J. Scott

Thanksgiving favorites: baked mac and ham

Yajaira Garcia

Getting an education in Yajaira’s honor

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Favian Isiah Carrillo Duran

Respectful, shy teen did grandma’s chores

Miranda Beth Trump

Three friends killed in Bent Mountain

Casey Nicole Kizer

A summer of softball, the lake

Colton J. Jensen

He planned to ride the rodeo

Katlyn Michelle Wittcop

Aspiring doctor hoped to fight cancer

Joe Acosta

Forced to leave his little girl