Josue loved math and science, and had stayed late at school to work with the science club.
"He had a bright future. He was very obedient and he was giving. You give him $10, he would buy everyone else something before he bought himself something," his mother Maria Flores said.
Josue was a sixth grader at Marshall Middle School. Josue's sister, Sophia, says he loved to draw, play soccer and wanted to be a doctor when he was older.
He was walking alone down Fulton Street near James Street when a man approached him and repeatedly stabbed him. He was transported to the hospital, but it was too late.
Josue Flores was buried at Historic Hollywood Cemetery after a funeral at Holy Name Catholic Church on May 24, 2016.
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