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Monti Davon Hughes

Age 15

Norfolk, Virginia

A kind heart, a quick smile

He often stopped to talk with people in the neighborhood. “He was loved,” said his cousin. His science teacher called him “a young man with a kind heart and a quick smile.” Afterward, his classmates designed “Long Live Monti” T-shirts in his honor.

One Sunday night, he asked his mom if he could come home from his dad’s house to see his friends.

At 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, police found Monti Davon Hughes, 15, suffering with multiple gunshot wounds on Herbert Collins Way in Norfolk, Virginia. He was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he died.

By Holly Kauck · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 200 friends

Samuel Ozuna

Always respectful, loved by his friends

Darryl Lamar Johnson

A family visit. He never left.

Jayvone J. Shackelford-Bishop

Friends together like Lilo & Stitch

Delametric Djuan Fairley

Never got to make travel plans

Romane D. Taylor Jr.

Intelligent and playful, beloved by buddies

Jacob Matthew Edwards

A survivor, full of heart. Gone.

Moltere Charles Jr.

#TGFAD — Thank God for another day

Floyd Chianti Davenport IV

“Baba stay woke...Baba stay woke!”

Joel Keshon Green

An interrupted trail of Facebook photos

Saniyah Monee Nicholson

Funny faces and pigtails no longer

Corey Donald II

He had just started barber school

Clinton Howell

A daily trip that turned deadly

Fernando Perez

“What is it going to take?”

Kelvion’te A. Trammell

Engine still running, no life left

Tyrese A. Jones

He was beloved at his school

Xavier Montrail Thomas

Candles flicker against darkness for Zay

Kameron Porter

Domestic violence ends a stepson’s life

Unknown

Shot while walking down the street

Oliver Santos

Big smile stolen on Saturday night

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars