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William Charles Simons Jr.

Age 16

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

He was a brother, a son

He worked at a local KFC. He was a student at North Forsyth High School.

He had been a member of the Pfafftown Packers Youth Football Association as well as the Winston-Salem Mavericks. He was a brother. He was a son.

 

He was 16-year-old William Charles Simons Jr. On Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at around 3 a.m., he was accidentally shot by another teen at an apartment complex in Wintson-Salem, North Carolina.

By Aleef Noor · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first