Raequan Nicholas Haywood was 18 when he was shot and killed on September 2, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Known as Nugi, he lived with hemophilia but still had ambitions to play football and pursue a career in music; friends remembered him as a gentleman with a down-to-earth attitude who was always willing to help others.

On the night he died Raequan was in a vehicle with two other people when a confrontation occurred between 23-year-old Jabari Q. Blye of Riviera Beach and a woman who was also in the car. As the vehicle attempted to leave, Blye fired into the windshield and struck Raequan. He was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where he later died. Blye was arrested and charged; he later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder and received a 35-year sentence on January 28, 2020.

Raequan’s childhood friend Davion Crometie, who had been due to serve as a pallbearer at Raequan’s funeral, was killed four days later. Does anyone have memories of Raequan or information about the events that night?