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Malik Wysinger

Age 18

Saint Louis, Missouri

Playing basketball was all he wanted

“Jashawn,” or “Mwezzy,” as he was known, was a basketball player. His brother, Al Wysinger, remembered the warm, “contagious” smile he wore when he accepted his diploma from Gateway STEM High School.

“We still had a conversation to finish. Can we finish it lil bro?” Al said in a Facebook post. “I promise to not let it end.”

Malik Wysinger, 18, of Saint Louis, Missouri, attended Saint Louis University. He was shot on Interstate 70 while driving with two friends and later died at a hospital the evening of Jan. 9, 2019.

By Christian Lewis · Age 19
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More than 300 athletes

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover