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Jakiyah Kiyah Kalasza Wrightsil

Case from Dallas, TX dated Oct 07, 2018

Victim Details

Jakiyah Kiyah Kalasza Wrightsil

Female

Black / African American

Dallas

TX

2018-10-07

16

Jakiyah

Kiyah Kalasza Wrightsil

07/08/2026

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Jakiyah Kiyah Kalasza Wrightsil, a 16-year-old girl from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on October 7, 2018. She was at a party when a group of teenagers began playing with a handgun, mistakenly believing it to be unloaded. Witnesses reported that Jakiyah jokingly told William Hester, a 19-year-old attendee, to shoot her in the leg. Hester, however, pointed the loaded gun at her head and pulled the trigger, resulting in her death.

The incident occurred at the Veridian Place Apartments in F ...
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  • Obituary for JAKIYAH KALASZA WRIGHTSIL | Golden Gate Funeral Home
  • NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: Teen ‘Playing' With Gun Shot 16-Year-Old Girl at Point-Blank Range in Dallas: Police
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