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Wilta Wordsworth, a 15-year-old girl from Queens, New York, tragically lost her life on September 11, 2015. She was shot in the head inside a seventh-floor apartment on Collier Avenue near Briar Place in Far Rockaway. The incident occurred just after noon while Wilta was with another girl in the apartment. Witnesses reported hearing a commotion and a girl screaming for help. Wilta was rushed to St. John’s Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries early the next morning.
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Wilta Wordsworth
Female
Black / African American
Queens
NY
2015-09-11
15
Wilta
Wordsworth
11/25/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the people who heard the commotion that day. It must have been terr... ...Read More
01/31/2024
01/31/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the role that bystanders play in tragic situations like Wilta Words... ...Read More
10/13/2023
10/13/2023
I'm sitting here trying to wrap my head around how a beautiful life like Wilta's could end so sudden... ...Read More
02/13/2023
02/13/2023
