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Joshua Isaiah Strong

Age 18

Memphis, Tennessee

He celebrated his life every day

Memphis, Tennessee, isn’t home to a professional football team, so he became a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a recent grad of Riverdale High School, the third of four children and one of many cousins.

“He celebrated his life every day, every day was his birthday,” his family said. He was outgoing, kind and loyal friend.

On June 15, 2018, Joshua Isaiah Strong, 18, went to get a haircut at Gabby’s Salon. He was shot while waiting for his appointment outside the barbershop.

By Sophia Levin · Age 15
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio