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Jakeya Hampton

Case from West Memphis, AR dated Oct 08, 2022

Victim Details

Jakeya Hampton

Female

Black / African American

West Memphis

AR

2022-10-08

19

Jakeya

Hampton

Yes

07/20/2026

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In the early hours of October 8, 2022, the life of 19-year-old Jakeya Hampton was tragically cut short in West Memphis, Arkansas. A young woman remembered by her sister as someone who didn't bother anyone, Hampton was a cosmetologist with a promising future. Her relationship with her boyfriend of nearly a year, Elijah Singleton, had become troubled, and she was in the process of ending it. This attempt to move on would unfortunately lead to a fatal encounter.

On that Saturday, around 1 a. ...
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  • localmemphis.com: Man arrested after woman shot, killed in West Memphis, AR
  • KATV: West Memphis police investigating the shoot death of a Crittenden County woman
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