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Deaza Barkley

17-year-old Brooklyn girl shot dead after presentation on gun violence

17-year-old Brooklyn girl shot dead after presentation on gun violence

A 17-year-old Brooklyn girl, Deaza Barkley, was fatally shot in the head inside a Queens home—just months after presenting a school project on the dangers of gun violence, her grieving mother said. Barkley was found unconscious in a Jamaica residence on February 15 and later died at a Jamaica hospital. “How did my baby die…

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