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Imani Williams

Case from New-orleans, LA dated May 12, 2023

Victim Details

Ii Williams

Female

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2023-05-12

20

Imani

Williams

07/18/2026

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On what should have been a night of celebration, 20-year-old Imani Williams, a Black female, was tragically killed on May 12, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Southern University student was out celebrating her 20th birthday with a friend, Ja'Diamond Jones, also 20 years old. The two young women were leaving a hookah lounge in the Treme neighborhood when they were both fatally shot. Williams was struck by multiple bullets and died at the scene.

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  • https://www.fox8live.com: Police identify 2 ‘vehicles of interest’ in killing of two women outside New Orleans hookah lounge
  • WBRZ: Southern University student among 2 killed in New Orleans shooting Friday morning
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    It's deeply unsettling to see how such promising young lives were cut short in New Orleans, especial... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the news about the tragic shooting in New Orleans from May 2023? I wa... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about how the NOPD mentioned those grey vehicles in the footage. I’m re... ...Read More
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