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Marcus T. Hall

Age 16

Stamford, Connecticut

Basketball player, passionate student, avid skateboarder

After it happened, his mother would have even more in common with his aunt, who’d also lost a child, her daughter, in the same way two years before.

He had recently become a passionate student at Westhill High School and loved to skateboard. 

On Sept.19, 2018, Marcus T. Hall, 16, was on his way to play basketball at his community center in Stamford, Connecticut, when he was shot in the head. He was on life support for two days before he died. Community members marked the place where he was shot with candles and a mini-skateboard.

By Noor Jerath · Age 15
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again