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‘My 16-year-old is a memory’: Mother mourns Sandy teen killed protecting others
‘My 16-year-old is a memory’: Mother mourns Sandy teen killed protecting others
‘My 16-year-old is a memory’: Mother mourns Sandy teen killed protecting others

Published on: 06/17/2026

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A large and growing memorial sits outside the apartment complex where 16-year-old Kobyn McClure lived with his family in Sandy. June 16, 2026.Valerie McClure, whose son, 16-year-old Kobyn McClure, was one of three people killed in a shooting last month, holds a T-shirt bearing her son’s image. McClure says residents of Sandy have taken to the slogan, “live like Kobyn.” June 16, 2026.A photograph of Kobyn McClure sits at a memorial among other remembrances of the Sandy High School freshman who was killed last month. June 16, 2026.A sticker made in remembrance of Kobyn McClure features a pair of cowboy boots with a cowboy hat resting on top–two items Valerie McClure says her 16-year-old son loved. McClure hopes to purchase an urn that resembles the image but has been unable to locate one. June 16, 2026.A large and growing memorial sits outside the apartment complex where 16-year-old Kobyn McClure lived with his family in Sandy. June 16, 2026.A photograph of Kobyn McClure sits at a memorial among other remembrances of the Sandy High School freshman who was killed last month. June 16, 2026.A photograph of Kobyn McClure sits at a memorial among other remembrances of the Sandy High School freshman who was killed last month. June 16, 2026.A photograph of Kobyn McClure sits at a memorial among other remembrances of the Sandy High School freshman who was killed last month. June 16, 2026.A large and growing memorial sits outside the apartment complex where 16-year-old Kobyn McClure lived with his family in Sandy. June 16, 2026.

The first thing people often heard was the clicking of his heels hitting the pavement.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/06/my-16-year-old-is-a-memory-mother-mourns-sandy-teen-killed-protecting-others.html

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