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Aljhean Thomas Williams, a 14-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 3, 2016, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. when the city's gunfire detection system, ShotSpotter, alerted police to shots fired at the intersection of Emory Street and Stewart Circle in the Turnkey neighborhood, adjacent to Creekwood. Upon arrival, officers found Williams lying in the street, unresponsive. Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the sce ...Read More
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Aljhean Thomas Williams
Male
Black / African American
Wilmington
NC
2016-01-03
14
Aljhean
Thomas Williams
11/19/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact of the ShotSpotter system in Aljhean’s case. It’s ch... ...Read More
09/18/2023
09/18/2023
I just can't stop thinking about Aljhean's friends and classmates who have also been deeply affected... ...Read More
08/11/2023
08/11/2023
