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Samuel Nichouls

Age 17

Cleveland, Ohio

“Big sister will always love you”

Known by his nicknames “lil Sam” and “900stickz,” the John Adams High School student loved his family, especially his mother and sisters, according to comments posted online.

“He was my Ohana,” Shamara Nichouls posted on Facebook, referring to the Hawaiian word meaning family. “Your big sister will always love you.”

Samuel Nichouls, 17, was shot multiple times in the head and torso on February 7, 2019 in Cleveland. Responders pronounced him dead in the driveway, with at least a dozen bullet casings surrounding his body.

By Allie Kelly · Age 18 and Hope Kahn · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next