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Destiny McNichols

Case from Mableton, GA dated Dec 06, 2016

Victim Details

Destiny McNichols

Female

Black / African American

Mableton

GA

2016-12-06

14

Destiny

McNichols

06/28/2026

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In the winter of 2016, a heart-wrenching incident in Mableton, Georgia, claimed the life of 14-year-old Destiny McNichols. On Tuesday, December 6th, at the Sierra Forest Apartments on Mableton Parkway, the young female was fatally shot. The person responsible was an 11-year-old boy, a family friend, who accidentally discharged a handgun.

Witnesses at the apartment complex reported hearing a single gunshot and the boy crying out that he had shot her by accident. McNichols was discovered in ...
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  • WSBTV: Family says 11-year-old accidentally killed 14-year-old
  • Family says 11-year-old accidentally killed 14-year-old - WSB-TV
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    Has anyone else been thinking about how important it is to focus on gun safety education for both ki... ...Read More
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