A young man full of life and creativity—that’s how family and friends will remember Xavier Gaytan. The 14-year-old was hit and killed by the Seattle Center Monorail Sunday night. FOX13
"He was received as such a kind, loving, generous, funny, goofy, creative, fun, vibrant, fearless young man," said Allison Gardner, Xavier’s mother.
Seattle Police said Xavier climbed to the roof of a downtown building at Fifth and Denny Way. He was spray-painting graffiti near the monorail tracks when he was hit and killed. "The news was so deeply painful and shocking, it’s not even something I can really describe," said Gardner. "He had a passion and a desire to do something. And unfortunately, he really just didn’t think it through."
Xavier, her youngest child, was a talented artist. The risks involved with graffiti, however, was a conversation Gardner said she often had with her son.Police: 14-year-old struck, killed by Seattle monorail was spray-painting building next to tracks "Even though he was warned many times of the dangers and illegality of doing graffiti on the street, like most teenagers, I don’t think he fully grasped the reality or the danger of that," said Gardner. "I think any parent can relate to… we will do anything to keep our kids safe. And the hard part is, the older we get, the more we have to let them have freedom and explore, and we don’t always have them under our watch.
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