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JNylah Douglas

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated May 22, 2011

Victim Details

JNylah Douglas

Female

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2011-05-22

7

JNylah

Douglas

07/25/2026

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On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, seven-year-old J'Nylah Douglas, a Black female, was playing with her cousins on a playground at the Clinton-Peabody housing complex south of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. While outside her grandmother's apartment enjoying the weekend, an exchange of gunfire erupted in the vicinity. J'Nylah was struck in the head by a stray bullet, becoming an unintended victim of the violence that unfolded around the play area.

She was rushed to a local hospital where she ...
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  • Riverfront Times: Jnylah Douglas: Girl Dies Two Weeks After Shooting on St. Louis Playground
  • STLtoday.com: Grandmother remembers girl killed in St. Louis by stray bullet
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    I've been thinking a lot about the playground where J'Nylah was playing. It's really haunting to ima... ...Read More
    09/23/2024
    I'm really struck by the incredible strength and resilience shown by J'Nylah's family and the St. Lo... ...Read More
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