Tyshawn Powell

Tyshawn Powell was a young man of 20 whose life was rooted in his Paradise Hills neighborhood in southeastern San Diego. Public records and contemporaneous reports identify him as a member of a local family and a resident of the 6200 block of Childs Avenue. That home and community were central to his life: the scene of everyday routines, family contacts, and the neighborhood ties that mark many young lives.

Though few public sources record details of Tyshawn’s daily interests, work, or schooling, news accounts from the time make clear he was known to people in his neighborhood and that his death in late June 2019 affected family members and neighbors who responded at the scene. Reports note family members were present and that neighbors and community members cooperated with investigators — a sign of how connected lives in Paradise Hills can be.

Tyshawn’s death was publicly identified by the San Diego Police Department on June 30, 2019, which confirmed he was 20 years old and named him as the person who died the night before. Local coverage through that summer recorded hearings and community reactions connected to the events, and later coverage of Paradise Hills noted how residents sought healing after multiple losses in the neighborhood that year.

Public documentation about Tyshawn’s life beyond his age, residence, and the presence of family at the scene is limited in the sources available. Out of respect for him and his family, this remembrance centers on Tyshawn as a real person who belonged to a home, a family, and a neighborhood — not merely on the circumstances of his death. His life mattered to those who knew him, and that worth endures in the memories of family and neighbors.