Aris Raynee Brito Jr., age 18

Lost to gun violence on August 10, 2025 in Tucson, Arizona.

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  • Nickname:
    47 Tonka
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    17 Funny always mad people laugh LLA
    45 An Ambitious Love filled individual , with all the potential in the world .
    17 That n****
    33 Chill guy
    17 Hustler, Go getter
  • Occupation:
    40 Hustler
    40 Go getter
    36 Mr.MakeItHappen
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    20 Palo Verde
    16 Saguaro
    17 Tucson high
  • Comments:
    17 Momma loves you baby and I miss you so much !
    17 Miss you baby brother💔
    17 LLA my twin forever my bestie
    18 Granny ❤️ you and know you are with God so l fill sad but l am happy you are in paradise
    16 Most genuine and loving person ive ever known, left a stain on my heart LLA❤️🕊️
    44 Live long you brother forever your world,, never forgotten
    45 I miss and love you baby brother💔. LLA
    42 I love and miss you so much forever your world my handsome angel never forgotten
    58 keep dancing in the moonlight. I will never forget💙
    50 I wish you were he to make me laugh one more time or just listen to music tg for ever my twin
    39 RIP 💜Aris💜
    39 You never leave my mind, I love you and I miss you so much LLA❤️
    36 Love you
    36 R.I.P Best Brother I love you so much and I can’t believe that you’re gone 🥰😥
    16 A Son. A brother. My nephew. Taken to soon. You rest easy now with the Lord 💗
    40 😥 A Son. A brother. My nephew. Taken to soon. May you rest easy now with the Lord
    35 I wish I could have helped you 😭 I pray for your family💜
    36 justice for Aris🌟
    36 I see your flowers and candles every day you are so loved💜🌟💜
    42 Momma loves you baby! Thank you for being such an amazing Son! I’ll see you in Heaven!
    34 I will light a candle for you every day💜
    34 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
    33 Love you forever brother
    39 I love you and miss you so very much it feels unreal never seen this LLA
    38 FOREVER ARIS’ WORLD
    16 Aris 18 Forever🪻🌻🪻🌻🪻
    16 You’ll Always be a shining Star!!!✨💫
    31 rest in peace 💜🕊️💜
    30 you will always be in my heart💜
    37 Momma misses you so much it hurts.
    31 I miss you so much💔
    31 I pray that your family heals from the hurt💕
    29 I miss you twin forever airs world 🌎💸
    31 I miss you so much, forever gonna be alive my heart LLA❤️🕊️
    29 😔🌹🌹🌹
    30 Angel Aris💞
    28 I miss you Aris 🙏🏿
    28 Granny miss her granny son the Man but l no you are with your father G of
    32 I think about you every single day, wish I could hold you one more time. love you forever❤️
    30 You will always be in my heart ❤️
    33 I miss u I just got a tattoo for u I can’t wait till it’s finished
    38 Everytime I do something i just hear u nd dad talking shi I miss that the most
    23 I wish I could smoke with u one one time missing u everyday
    32 Good times remembered,💜
    34 You are so loved. Momma misses you every second of every day.❤️
    29 Forever my brother world on 🩸
    29 Love you baby brother
    34 🤍👟👟I will never forget
    26 I miss always being by your side, everything I do is for you🩷🕊️
    33 GOD help me and my family find peace.
    16 I still talk to you everyday, I hope your watching over me and listening🩷
    30 God bless the Brito family💜🙏
    30 Please watch over us I miss you and love you sm
    25 ❤️🤍💙
    25 Love you long time 😍😍
    26 💙💙💙💔
    21 💔🫶❤️
    27 Love you brother
    28 Praying everyday for your parents ❤️ miss you fam always and foever! this will never make sense 😔
    28 so senseless. no parent should have to bury their baby 💔 love you and may you RIP aris Jr!
    26 Such a sweet soul💖 We love you Aris Jr ! you will never be forgotten.
    28 Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts. Love you, Aris Jr
    28 I MISS YOU💔 it doesn’t feel real
    24 🙏🏿🙏🏿🥺😢😔☹️😭🙏🏿🙏🏿🥺
    26 Really missing you today, love you forever
    34 Thank you to everyone who made sure his killers were arrested!!
    29 you are so loved and so missed by so many❤️
    30 Justice for Aris ❤️
    25 🌺🌹💐🍁💐🌹🌺
    29 1 month it feels like yesterday 💔
    29 love the new smiling pic ❤️💔❤️
    27 You are a King 👑 and always will be!!!
    16 💐🫶😢
    15 Forever my brother world ,, weird ass n****s get get off my brother shii ong
    26 Forever ur world
    16 Live long the greatest tf broke ass n****s
    32 Not many places I go where we don’t have memories, wish u were here so bad
    23 I miss you baby boy
    23 love you forever big cousin 💔💔
    24 Love u nephew !!! 💖💙🪽
    24 love you endlessly, fly high my angel
    23 I miss you sooo much Baby boy!!🕊️🕊️😭😢
    25 rip Aris 🫶Always remembered
    25 Life sucks without you . You were our equalizer 👼🏿
    23 Forever ur world we love you
    24 This world lost such an intelligent, kind soul since you’re gone. I miss you so much
    26 I still cry for you 😭🌹🌹🌹
    21 I miss you
    18 Everyday!!!
    21 Man how I wish I had more time and well as pictures with you I love and miss you
    23 Love you twin miss you💸❤️
    24 We always had a good time with no matter what we were doing I miss that
    24 I can’t believe my baby is gone!!! I miss you so much it hurts.
    22 🌹💜🌹
    25 two months ago 💔🫶
    24 Gone too soon cause you had so much left to do
    24 I miss you brother
    21 Forever my brother world 😢😢
    19 Miss you sm
    19 miss you so much
    21 Miss you twin shi hell lame with out you LLTWIN
    25 I NEED MY BROTHER BACK
    19 😭🌹🤍😢💔
    18 You are so loved 🫶🏿
    20 wish i could call you
    21 Momma misses you so much. I miss our talks and the way your smile would light up any room.
    19 Happy Halloween baby brother I love you
    19 Bro I miss you like live long my twin like shi never finna be the same
    20 Miss you brother love you
    20 I love you cousin ❤️
    20 I miss you so much 😥😭🥺
    22 it's almost your birthday ♥️🫶
    21 Happy early bday
    20 Happy Birthday Aris 🫶❤️
    21 Happy Heavenly 19th Birthday Aris Jr 🎁🎉! You are so loved and missed 😥😢🥺
    23 HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY BABY BROTHERRR!!
    23 Big 19 ❤️
    21 Happy Birthday Aris Jr. ❤️
    21 so many flowers and candles! so loved💜
    23 always in my heart🌹🌹🌹
    26 Long live my brother
    21 Miss you baby boy🩷
    22 Mama loves and miss you so much baby!
    23 I’m so hurt you’re gone. I would never have imagined you being gone. I love you Aris😥💕
    24 I love you keep shinin bright for us
    25 This world lost an angel 👼🏿 I miss you
    22 I miss you so much it hurts 🥺🕊️
    22 I love you 🤟
    22 Life isn’t the same without you
    21 Who erased his nicknames???
    22 🥺😭😭😭
    22 We miss you so much ❤️
    20 Thank you for being our Angel 🫶🏿
    22 You are so loved👼🏿
    25 Miss you twin🩸
    22 I guess someone comes on and erases your comments. So I’m gonna start posting 3 a day!!!
    21 You are so loved and missed!!!!
    21 This world isn’t the same without you 🌍🪽
    23 I love you Aris Jr
    23 I miss the way your smile lite up any room ✨
    24 🌟You’re a star 🌟
    24 Not a day goes by that you aren’t missed king 👑
    24 Thanksgiving isn’t the same without you. I miss you so much
    25 i just want to call you I have so much I want to tell you
    26 I love you been missin you hella
    24 War behind you baby boy🩷
    23 justice for Aris💜
    23 I love you please continue watching over all of us
    24 I MISS YOU❤️‍🩹
    22 I miss you much
    23 Merry Christmas Eve little brother💕
    24 Merry Christmas baby!!!We miss you so much
    22 Missing you a lil extra today I love you
    22 1st New Year’s without you… I miss you much 🥺😭
    24 I love you
    23 my heart's still💔🎄🫶🌹
    23 I hope y'all partying hard for my old man I love y'all
    24 I seen a pretty white dove today
    23 Holidays were the worst without you❤️‍🩹
    24 This pain never ends. I miss you so much.
    26 it still feels so unreal
    24 Im missing you so rn
    23 Miss u n* forever ur world
    23 I miss you so much 🪽
    21 I love you baby. Not a day goes by that mama doesn’t think of you.. I miss you so much 👼🏿
    20 i think about you everyday I miss u so much today
    22 Had a dream about you❤️ missing you
    21 I’m so mad you left me I needed you
    21 They lied it doesn’t get any easier💔
    17 being loved by u was a blessing i miss it all the time
    19 I still see you dancing ❤️👟👟
    17 I almost broke down into tears just watching a TikTok I miss you so much
    17 still dont get no sleep about you some nights but we probably wouldve been up together anyways
    17 I miss you so much everyday
    15 Happy Easter. Missing you 🐣
    17 I still can’t believe you’re gone. I miss you so much 😢
    19 Mama loves you Aris and I miss you so much it hurts
    18 realest i ever met miss u stink
    14 I think about you every day 💕😒🥺
    14 I miss you loser😢🩷
    10 I love you baby
    8 i miss your laugh
    6 You’re so lame for leaving me😭 I miss you so much
    6 I miss and love you so much
    7 I miss you so much I try to go on with life but it’s so painful without you here 💔
    8 In honor of you I will be drinking lemon drop cutwaters🩷
    3 I miss you 😢
    4 Tomorrow marks a year i miss you so much
    4 still remembering you taking your last steps💔😭
    4 👟👟I will never forget 💙
    4 Already a year. Time doesn’t heal anything. I miss you so much baby😢
    4 First year as an angel and I miss you more than anything

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