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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

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one