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Shakanah China, a 13-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on May 10, 2011, in Durham, North Carolina. Shakanah was playing outside a home at 7 Atka Court when someone fired several shots from a passing van. She was hit in the stomach and succumbed to her injuries at Duke University Hospital. Shakanah was a seventh-grader at Lakeview School in Durham.
The investigation into Shakanah's death led to the arrest of two men, Levette Lipscomb and Brandon Townsend, about a yea ...Read More
The investigation into Shakanah's death led to the arrest of two men, Levette Lipscomb and Brandon Townsend, about a yea ...Read More
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Shakanah China
Female
Black / African American
Durham
NC
2014-05-10
13
Shakanah
China
11/13/2025
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I can't stop thinking about how Shakanah China should be turning sweet 16 today. The thought that he... ...Read More
10/29/2024
10/29/2024
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I’ve been thinking about the immense frustration Shakanah's family must feel kn... ...Read More
10/16/2023
I’ve been thinking about the immense frustration Shakanah's family must feel kn... ...Read More
10/16/2023
