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La’Kia Lyshawn Dawkins

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Mar 10, 2022

Victim Details

La’Kia Lyshawn Dawkins

Female

Black / African American

Las Vegas

NV

2022-03-10

25

La’Kia

Lyshawn Dawkins

07/11/2026

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La'Kia Lyshawn Dawkins, a 25-year-old Black female, was tragically killed on the night of Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of North Torrey Pines Drive, near Smoke Ranch Road.

Responding to a call, officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department discovered La'Kia inside an apartment, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Inve ...
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  • KLAS: Man accused of shooting, killing ex-girlfriend found dead
  • https://www.fox5vegas.com: Suspect in deadly Torrey Pines apartment shooting found dead in apparent suicide
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