Kent Rene Patterson Jr.

Kent Rene Patterson Jr. was a 16-year-old from the Citra area of Marion County, Florida. In the months before his death on August 6, 2022, his family described him as a young man with hopes for the future, including the imminent arrival of his first child in early 2023. Those closest to Kent remembered a teenager at the threshold of adulthood — someone whose life, plans, and relationships mattered deeply to family and friends.

Although public records and news coverage about Kent focus on the tragic circumstances of his passing, they also record the human details his loved ones shared: a teen known within his community and identified by family after the shooting. The notice his family gave to local reporters emphasized Kent’s role within his circle — a son and an expectant father — and the gap his loss left for those who loved him.

Public reporting and law-enforcement releases confirm that Kent was 16 at the time he died in Citra on August 6, 2022. Beyond those verified facts, little reliable public material is available that documents other personal details such as schooling, employment, hobbies, or a complete birth date. In respect for Kent and his family, this remembrance centers on the human truth that he was a real person with people who loved him and hopes he carried into the future.

Kent’s passing is mourned by his family and community. While formal obituary notices from a funeral home or family-authorized memorial matching his full name and the August 6, 2022 date were not located in public, contemporary local news and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office identification provide the verified facts used here. This life story honors the young father-to-be and the ties he held in his community, acknowledging both what is known and the limits of the public record.