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Khai're Charles Cole

Age 17

McKeesport, Pennsylvania

A fight ends with two gunshots

His sister had died a year earlier, and he had six siblings left to love. He attended Elizabeth Forward High School, home of the Warriors. 

One summer night, he got into a fight in a dark alley. It ended with two gunshots. One missed, striking a bystander in the leg. The other hit its mark.

Khai're Charles Cole, 17, was shot in the head and killed on June 12, 2018, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

By Zade Mullin · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music