Marqui Thompson, 15, was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on May 16. Reader Miya Newsom shared this about him:
I HAVE BEEN BESTFRIENDS WITH MARQUI SINCE THIRD GRADE WE GRADUATED TOGETHER FROM WHISTLER LAST YEAR WE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL NEAR EACH OTHER AN NEVER KEPT SECRETS FROM EACH OTHER AN I WILL TURLY MISS HIM… LOVE MIYA N.