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Leonard Warren Jr.

Age 17

New Orleans, Louisiana

Leonard did not follow, he led

He was a leader, not a follower. Everyone admired and respected him as a role model because he set a good example for other young men.

He was a fantastic student and an unforgettable teacher. No one had a smile like his. He was always positive and calm.

On May 16, 2018, Leonard Warren Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene by authorities at 6:32 p.m. after he was shot multiple times in an overgrown lot in New Orleans.

By Sokhna Fall · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 100 diligent students

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Kevin Wilson Jr.

Star athlete with a bright future

Xzariah Denecca Rice

Her father died in her arms

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Favian Isiah Carrillo Duran

Respectful, shy teen did grandma’s chores

NeQuacia Porsha Jacobs-Lewis

High school graduation, diploma, career — gone

Christopher Johnson

Making others better versions of themselves

Amariah C. Emery

On her T-shirt, a peace sign

Martin Duque Anguiano

An ambitious, bright boy, senselessly killed

Jonathan David Freeman Jr.

Debated anything, from music to Deflategate

Martez Christopher Wade

“He wasn’t a statistic,” said mom

Jon-Marvin Revels Jacobs

He was on his way home

Kaileigh Lin Collier

Was “more beautiful than she knew”

Jo'Markius Fuller

Never to wear grandma’s scarves again

Francisco Puentes

Mom never received the happy news

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Telvin Goll

He wished for the American Dream

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.