Xavier Usanga, age 7
Lost to gun violence on August 12, 2019 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Xavier was supposed to start his first day of second grade on Tuesday but instead he’s the 11th child in the area to be killed in a shooting since June.
Photo sources:
- Mo. Boy, 7, Is Fatally Shot While Running to Safety 1 Day Before He Was Scheduled to Start Second Grade
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202883754/xavier-usanga/photo
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- stltoday.com: Ten children have been fatally shot in St. Louis this summer. So far, police have made just one arrest.
- Aug 14: FOX2now.com: Person in custody for shooting death of 7-year-old
- KMOV.com: 'We need people to step it up;' Police imploring the public to help identify shooter after 7-year-old killed
- KSDK: 7-year-old child shot and killed in north St. Louis shooting
- Gun Violence Archive
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