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Niomi Russell

Death by Force
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In a city grappling with violence, the life of 15-year-old Niomi Russell was tragically cut short on a Sunday night in Washington, D.C. The female teenager was visiting friends in her old Southeast neighborhood on April 14, 2024, a place her family had moved from only three days prior in search of a safer environment. Just after 10:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of Elvans Road SE, the sounds of gunshots pierced the night.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, individuals in a vehicl ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Niomi Russell

    Female

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2024-04-14

    15

    Niomi

    Russell

    11/16/2025

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    12/21/2024
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    04/20/2024
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