Nakelyn Hills
Age 17
Glendale, Arizona
Basketball player, constantly on the move
He planned to move to Las Vegas to follow his basketball coach. One of eight children, he jumped from family to friends and group homes all his life.
A post on his Facebook page showed his tender side: “Your girlfriend should be the best thing in your life …. Be her hero. Her inspiration. Be the reason she wants to wake up in the morning.”
Nakelyn Hills, 17, was shot multiple times on May 6, 2018, near dumpsters at a trailer park in Glendale, Arizona. Rushed to a local hospital, he died.
