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Sakenya Syretha Steele

Case from Winston-salem, NC dated Apr 11, 2023

Victim Details

Sakenya Syretha Steele

Female

Black / African American

Winston-salem

NC

2023-04-11

12

Sakenya

Syretha Steele

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/24/2026

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On April 11, 2023, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 12-year-old Sakenya Syretha Steele was tragically killed in a murder-suicide orchestrated by her mother, 40-year-old Ethel Syretha Steele. Authorities responded to a call around noon and, upon forcibly entering the residence on Brookhill Drive, discovered the bodies of Ethel Steele and her three children: 9-year-old Sakendra Syann Steele, 12-year-old Sakenya, and 14-year-old Sakenlo Shawn Steele Jr. Each had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
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  • Winston-Salem Journal: Mother kills three children, then herself in murder-suicide in Winston-Salem
  • Woman, 3 children killed in shooting. Police not looking for suspects
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    I've been following the case of Sakenya Steele and her siblings, and I just can't wrap my head aroun... ...Read More
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