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Loyd Drain III

Age 16

Brooklyn, New York

A gifted cook, athlete, and student

A junior taking five AP classes at Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School, he was the leader of his school’s cooking club, a third baseman on his summer baseball team and a gifted basketball player.

His family was renowned at their Brownsville apartment complex, the Riverdale-Osborne Towers, for their cookouts. “They were good people,” a friend said.

On March 14, 2018, 16-year-old Loyd Drain III was shot and killed in a murder-suicide by Terrance Briggs, his 27-year-old half-brother, in Brooklyn, New York. Also killed were his father, Loyd Drain Jr., and his 1-year-old niece, Layla. His mother, Patricia, found their bodies.

By Joe Meyerson · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy