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On a spring evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of 23-year-old Samantha Kenyetta-Evon Cothran, an African-American woman with a promising future, was tragically cut short. On May 13, 2012, just hours after a Mother's Day celebration, Samantha was leaving a house party on Minnesota Avenue with her sister when gunfire erupted. She was struck and killed, leaving a void in the lives of her family and friends. Samantha had recently celebrated her birthday and was on the cusp of starting a new job ...Read More
Victim Details

Samantha Kenyetta-Evon Cothran

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2012-05-13

23

Samantha

Kenyetta-Evon Cothran

01/12/2026