LaMunt Edward Pickens-Hawkins

LaMunt Edward Pickens-Hawkins was a 17-year-old from Lawton, Oklahoma, whose life was cut far too short in April 2018. Public records and local reporting identify him by name, age, and hometown; beyond those facts the public record about his daily life is limited. What is clear is that LaMunt was a neighbor, classmate, and young member of the Lawton community — a person with the ordinary hopes of someone on the threshold of adulthood.

News reporting indicates LaMunt suffered fatal injuries and died from those injuries following a shooting on the evening of April 21, 2018. That loss reverberated through Lawton as family, friends, and neighbors sought to grieve and remember him. Local reporting and later court coverage preserve his name in the public record; they also show a community responding to the disappearance of a young life.

Because an exact, family-published obituary that matches the April 21, 2018 death date could not be located in the public record, details such as school activities, hobbies, or other personal roles could not be independently verified. A local funeral-home listing names LaMunt and indicates a service, but it records a death date of April 22, 2018, which does not match the April 21 date reported by local news outlets; for accuracy I treat the April 21, 2018 date from local reporting as the verified date of death for this remembrance.

Though publicly available details are sparse, it is important to honor LaMunt as a person rather than reduce him to the circumstances of his death. He was a young person from Lawton whose life mattered to family, friends, and community members — a life that, had it continued, would likely have included many more milestones and memories. This page offers a quiet recognition of LaMunt Edward Pickens-Hawkins: a son of Lawton, remembered by name, and mourned for the promise that was lost.

If family members or close friends wish to contribute memories, photos, or corrections to ensure this remembrance better reflects LaMunt’s life, those additions would help make this page more personal and complete.