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Makiyah Wilson

Case from Washington, DC dated Jul 16, 2018

Victim Details

Makiyah Wilson

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-07-16

10

Makiyah

Wilson

06/20/2026

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On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, an African American girl, was fatally shot on July 16, 2018. She was near an ice cream truck in the courtyard of her apartment complex in the Clay Terrace neighborhood of Northeast D.C. when multiple masked individuals emerged from a car and opened fire indiscriminately into the crowd. Over 50 shots were fired, killing Makiyah and injuring several others, including her older sister.

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  • WTOP News: ‘Makiyah was an angel’: Trial begins in 2018 killing of girl gunned down getting ice cream - WTOP News
  • Washington Post: ‘Please don’t let my baby die’: Mother holds 10-year-old as she dies following shooting at D.C. apartment complex, witnesses say
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