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Jene Rene Gonzalez

Age 17

Orlando, Florida

He dreamt of becoming a doctor

He wanted to become a doctor like his father. Though shy and timid, he still graduated with honors from the American Military Academy in Puerto Rico.

It happened in a gated affluent Florida community that the residents say is safe and stable.

Jene Rene Gonzalez, 17, was shot to death on Feb. 22, 2018, after an altercation with a homeowner. Police say he was attempting to rob an Avalon Park home in Orlando, Florida.

By Auhjanae McGee · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 100 diligent students

Martin Duque Anguiano

An ambitious, bright boy, senselessly killed

Christopher Johnson

Making others better versions of themselves

Jon-Marvin Revels Jacobs

He was on his way home

Kevin Wilson Jr.

Star athlete with a bright future

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Jo'Markius Fuller

Never to wear grandma’s scarves again

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Jonathan David Freeman Jr.

Debated anything, from music to Deflategate

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Francisco Puentes

Mom never received the happy news

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Xzariah Denecca Rice

Her father died in her arms

Amariah C. Emery

On her T-shirt, a peace sign

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Favian Isiah Carrillo Duran

Respectful, shy teen did grandma’s chores

Telvin Goll

He wished for the American Dream

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Martez Christopher Wade

“He wasn’t a statistic,” said mom

Kaileigh Lin Collier

Was “more beautiful than she knew”

NeQuacia Porsha Jacobs-Lewis

High school graduation, diploma, career — gone