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Kemundrey E'wan Pittmon

Age 18

Bradenton, Florida

From age 5, football was foremost

From age 5, football was his life. “My main goal is to get an amazing education and be successful,” he wrote on the Next College Student Athlete website. A photo shows him posing proudly with his high school diploma.

Just after midnight, three friends picked him up to go to a party. They pulled up behind a mall. Confused, he saw two handguns pointed at him. He begged for his life. 

Kemundrey E'wan Pittmon, 18, died of gunshot wounds behind a rental store in Bradenton, Florida, on July 22. Police called it “a drug deal” gone wrong.

By Steven Stanford-Nguyen · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man