Onjeray Lashic Devereaux-Hale
Age 14
Burien, Washington
Best friend had a gun. Accident.
Known as “OJ,” he was a kind-hearted athlete. “He was definitely a standout player,” said Kyle Wilson, a commissioner for the Greater Seattle Youth Football and Cheer League. Just 14 years old, OJ already had “football IQ.”
Growing up on the Greater Seattle youth football team, he found his best friend. The two later drifted apart, but OJ reached out before freshman year of high school to reconnect.
In a garage in Burien, Washington on Aug.14, 2018, their reunion took a turn as his friend played with a gun. Onjeray Lashic Devereaux-Hale was unintentionally killed by a gunshot to the face.
