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Zuleyma Hernandez

Age 15

Houston, Texas

A golden cross around her neck

In the photograph she stares directly at the camera lens with big, brown eyes. The ombre tips of her dark hair curl around her shoulders and a gold Christian cross pendant hangs from her neck.

Violent crime isn’t uncommon at the San Lucas Apartment Complex on Glenmont Drive in Houston. The young student from Wisdom High School was caught outside her home at the wrong time.

On the afternoon of April 15, 2018, a group of teens opened fire on Zuleyma Hernandez, 15, her boyfriend and her father at their apartment. Zuleyma was only one who died.

By Emma Markus · Age 18
Meet the Reporters

More than 200 friends

Clinton Howell

A daily trip that turned deadly

Moltere Charles Jr.

#TGFAD — Thank God for another day

Jayvone J. Shackelford-Bishop

Friends together like Lilo & Stitch

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Kameron Porter

Domestic violence ends a stepson’s life

Tyrese A. Jones

He was beloved at his school

Corey Donald II

He had just started barber school

Floyd Chianti Davenport IV

“Baba stay woke...Baba stay woke!”

Saniyah Monee Nicholson

Funny faces and pigtails no longer

Delametric Djuan Fairley

Never got to make travel plans

Oliver Santos

Big smile stolen on Saturday night

Xavier Montrail Thomas

Candles flicker against darkness for Zay

Samuel Ozuna

Always respectful, loved by his friends

Fernando Perez

“What is it going to take?”

Darryl Lamar Johnson

A family visit. He never left.

Kelvion’te A. Trammell

Engine still running, no life left

Romane D. Taylor Jr.

Intelligent and playful, beloved by buddies

Jacob Matthew Edwards

A survivor, full of heart. Gone.

Joel Keshon Green

An interrupted trail of Facebook photos

Unknown

Shot while walking down the street