Luis Starkey
Age 17
Colorado Springs, Colorado
A skateboard kept him from fighting
A member of Santiago's Boxing Club, he was close to his biological family and adopted parents. In 2016, he joined G&P Indoor Skatepark, which had a weekly bible study. He never looked back.
He told his local paper, The Gazette, that he was kicked out of “regular” church for being disruptive. “At Skate Church, they… understand that behavior,” he said. “I felt like I could be open to learn about whatever and still skate."
Luis Starkey, 17, was shot in the head on Nov. 5, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His death marked the 30th homicide in Colorado Springs in 2018.
