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Trinity Renee-Jordan Wiggins

Age 12

California City, California

Her uncle’s house, pockmarked with bullets

She was a niece to a loving uncle, a brown-eyed cheerleader who had her hair in cornrows that complimented her huge smile. 

To her family, she was a light in dark situations, someone who could make anyone laugh. At 12 years old, she was already a familiar face within her community of California City, California. “Our children go to the same school,” police chief Eric Hurtado observed. A “fun child who had plenty of potential,” a neighbor said.

Trinity Renee-Jordan Wiggins and her uncle were killed in a drive-by shooting at their home on July 22, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

By Aidan Danforth · Age 18
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 athletes

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Jovontia Antonio Jones

A runner grieved by seven siblings

James Alexzander Shorter

He’ll never taste grandma’s cookies again

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Taveon Donte' Brooks

Basketball point guard, would-be rapper

Avi Liam Franco

He loved to learn and explore

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Brandon Nathan Tyson

Friday night lights end in tragedy

Ray Glasgow III

Bench wears jersey instead of captain

Sharon Castro

She always helped those who struggled

Natwan Kian Holyfield

Supposed to go to homecoming, prom

Ta Quan Pinkney

Bright future; gone too soon

Vicente Valero III

He was a modern Renaissance man

Ricky Lamar Green Jr.

His children never saw him box

Ra’Quan Darius Jones

Didn’t get to see his GED

Kendrick D. Davis

Not quite clear on his dreams

Zyhame Kila Jones

An artist, basketball player and car-lover