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On Memorial Day, May 29, 1972, Jessie Burford West—a female resident of Raleigh—was shot during a sniper attack at North Hills Mall. Contemporary reconstructions and reporting place Mrs. West near the main entrance, where an assailant fired repeatedly from between parked cars at people entering and exiting the mall. She was described as being struck at the curb by the entrance while others nearby were killed or wounded in the opening moments of the shooting. Mrs. West was transported to Wake ...Read More
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Jessie B. West
Female
Black / African American
Raleigh
NC
1972-05-29
77
Jessie
West
11/17/2025
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I was reading up on the North Hills Mall shooting and stumbled upon the life of Jessie Burford West,... ...Read More
02/29/2024
02/29/2024
Hey everyone,
I've been thinking a lot about the aftermath of the North Hills Mall tragedy and ho... ...Read More
11/15/2023
I've been thinking a lot about the aftermath of the North Hills Mall tragedy and ho... ...Read More
11/15/2023
Hey everyone,
I just read up on the North Hills Mall shooting from '72 and can't get over how ran... ...Read More
02/09/2023
I just read up on the North Hills Mall shooting from '72 and can't get over how ran... ...Read More
02/09/2023
