Nelson E Hopkins

Murdered

On December 1, 2009, 17-year-old Nelson E. Hopkins Jr. was tragically killed in Kansas City, Missouri. Nelson was walking home from a library when he was robbed and shot near the corner of 54th Street and Lydia Avenue. He was found by campus security near Rockhurst University but unfortunately passed away before medics arrived. The neighborhood where the incident took place was known for its high crime rates, but Nelson was determined to rise above his environment, focusing on his education and ...Read More