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Joshua Mizell Torrance

Age 18

Atlanta, Georgia

A bright student, a shattered future

He had just graduated with top honors from Business, Engineering, Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a HOPE scholarship recipient and was planning on attending Albany State University. He saved his money and worked hard.

An “edgy” sense of humor and an energetic spirit brought love to his friends and family. He was “a go-getter,” according to his mother, and was torn between studying engineering or architecture.

He never made the decision. Joshua Mizell Torrance, 18, was shot and killed on May 30, 2018, at an apartment complex in Atlanta.

By Ava Kerkorian · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 40 college-bound seniors

Chris Thomas Mosley

The future was all planned out

Colton J. Jensen

He planned to ride the rodeo

Katlyn Michelle Wittcop

Aspiring doctor hoped to fight cancer

NeQuacia Porsha Jacobs-Lewis

High school graduation, diploma, career — gone

Steven J. Scott

Thanksgiving favorites: baked mac and ham

Brandon Nash Hammett

‘The music master’ killed before college

Jairo Rodriguez

Studying for future he never saw

Trevon Fareed Richardson

College, football, a scholarship. All lost.

Nicholas Dworet

Diving into the hearts of many

Casey Nicole Kizer

A summer of softball, the lake

Caleb Kendall Bowman

Shot down by his best friend

James Garrett

He wanted to be a teacher

Britney Malone

Upward bound, she never stopped striving

Joe Acosta

Forced to leave his little girl

DeVaughn Lorenz Perkins

Gone, but remembered by family forever

Favian Isiah Carrillo Duran

Respectful, shy teen did grandma’s chores

Javonne Micheal Jaylin Luke Davis

He’d just received a way out

Yajaira Garcia

Getting an education in Yajaira’s honor

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Carmen Marie Schentrup

A mind to be reckoned with