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Timothy William Deatherage Jr.

Age 5

Hartville, Missouri

He loved stories about mythic heroes

He was a lover of mythical creatures and superheroes.

His mother and her boyfriend headed out to take care of some business, leaving him and his two siblings at home. They asked a nearby neighbor to occasionally check in on the children. The neighbor said the children seemed to be just fine watching TV. Then came a pop, and one sibling came frantically “running over,” the police chief said. Something bad had happened.  

Five-year-old Timothy William Deatherage Jr. died from an accidental shotgun discharge on July 2, 2018 in Hartville, Missouri.

By Courtney Diggs · Age 18
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.