Ayana Shanell Velardo, 30, a woman from Wilkes-Barre, was killed in the early hours of August 9, 2025, after a confrontation that began inside the Mila hookah lounge on Hazle Street. Police records describe how a chance bump in a crowded room sparked words between Ayana Velardo, 30, and another patron, before the dispute spilled outside to the parking area across from the lounge just after 3:30 a.m. She was found with a gunshot wound to the throat and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Geisinge
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