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Lonnie DaJuan Blue Jr.

Age 18

Akron, Ohio

No more Easter Sundays at church

The sounds of church bells and children giggling at Easter Egg hunts hung in the air.

There was a young man strong in his faith at an early age who might have truly appreciated this day. He was boisterous in his love for God and his family. He loved kids and hoped to serve as a role model for his younger siblings.

On April 1, 2018, Easter Sunday, police found 18-year-old Lonnie DaJuan Blue Jr. fatally wounded in a Akron, Ohio backyard.

By Melat Eskender · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death