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Kenny Dae’Quwan Antwain Ivory

Age 17

Chicago, Illinois

She lost her sweet “baby boy”

Lightly tinted at the tips, his dreadlocks fell to his shoulders.

He went to Excel Academy of South Shore, where his teachers spoke highly of him. He would hang out with his best friend every day. They were like brothers.

Kenny Dae’Quwan Antwain Ivory was fatally shot in the abdomen in Chicago, Illinois while riding his bike, on Aug. 5, 2018, days before his 18th birthday. He was the second student Excel lost to gun violence over the summer.

By Sophia Levin · Age 15
Meet the Reporters

More than 200 friends

Saniyah Monee Nicholson

Funny faces and pigtails no longer

Tyrese A. Jones

He was beloved at his school

Unknown

Shot while walking down the street

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Kameron Porter

Domestic violence ends a stepson’s life

Jacob Matthew Edwards

A survivor, full of heart. Gone.

Corey Donald II

He had just started barber school

Floyd Chianti Davenport IV

“Baba stay woke...Baba stay woke!”

Kelvion’te A. Trammell

Engine still running, no life left

Clinton Howell

A daily trip that turned deadly

Jayvone J. Shackelford-Bishop

Friends together like Lilo & Stitch

Joel Keshon Green

An interrupted trail of Facebook photos

Fernando Perez

“What is it going to take?”

Delametric Djuan Fairley

Never got to make travel plans

Moltere Charles Jr.

#TGFAD — Thank God for another day

Oliver Santos

Big smile stolen on Saturday night

Darryl Lamar Johnson

A family visit. He never left.

Xavier Montrail Thomas

Candles flicker against darkness for Zay

Samuel Ozuna

Always respectful, loved by his friends

Romane D. Taylor Jr.

Intelligent and playful, beloved by buddies