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Alana Devone Sims

Case from Tampa, FL dated Jan 30, 2023

Victim Details

Alana Devone Sims

Female

White / Caucasian

Tampa

FL

2023-01-30

22

Alana

Devone Sims

07/06/2026

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On the evening of January 30, 2023, Alana Devone Sims, a 22-year-old African American woman from Tampa, Florida, was found deceased in the Easton Park subdivision of New Tampa. Her body was discovered lying on the ground near her Ford EcoSport SUV, with her 18-month-old son asleep in his car seat inside the vehicle. Alana, who was five months pregnant at the time, had suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head. A passerby noticed her body around 10:00 p.m. and alerted the authorities. The child w ...
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