Payton Robert Velarde
Age 15
Hanahan, South Carolina
Berkeley boy with the rose tattoo
His long, loose curls hung low on one side of his head. He had a tattoo of three roses sprawled across his forearm.
The town where lived was peaceful and quiet. It was nice weather to get outside on the night he decided to go for a walk.
At 1:17 a.m. on April 27, 2018, two residents of Hanahan, South Carolina, called 911. Payton Robert Velarde, 15, was gunned down in the middle of the street. It was the town’s first homicide since 2016.
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