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Delayah Sims

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Mar 23, 2024

Victim Details

Delayah Sims

Female

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2024-03-23

17

Delayah

Sims

Yes

07/18/2026

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In a senseless act of violence on the evening of March 23, 2024, a 17-year-old Black female named Delayah Sims was fatally shot outside her home in Tacoma, Washington. The tragedy unfolded in the 1800 block of South 15th Street, just nineteen days after she had celebrated her seventeenth birthday. Delayah succumbed to gunshot wounds to her abdomen and left forearm, and her death was officially ruled a homicide by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office. In her final moments, she was heard sc ...
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  • king5.com: Man shoots at neighbor's apartment, then returns and kills ex-girlfriend in Tacoma, documents say
  • KIRO 7 News Seattle: South Sound family identifies shooting victim; suspect turns himself in
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    It's so sad to see another young life lost to gun violence, especially with a background of harassme... ...Read More
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