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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Shocked Brooklyn mom faints twice after 9-year-old daughter is shot while playing at a park
A Brooklyn mother, Melissa Alexander, fainted twice upon learning her 9-year-old daughter,...
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5-year-old girl shot dead sitting in a parked car with her father
A five-year-old girl, Reign Ware, was fatally shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. Reign...
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My fame might have saved me – NBA star opens up after confrontation with child wielding A-K 47
Two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas has opened up about a horror-filled incident he was caught...
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South Africa mourns football star Luke Fleurs shot dead in car hijacking at petrol station
South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been killed in a car hijacking at a petrol station in Johannesburg. The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs player was ambushed by unknown gunmen who asked him to step out...
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Turning pain to purpose…two gun victims join White House to fight gun violence
About a decade ago, Greg Jackson was shot while walking on a street in Washington, D.C. A decade earlier, Rob Wilcox’s 19-year-old cousin, Laura, tragically lost her life when a gunman entered the...
