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Jamahri Rome Sydnor

Death by Force
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On a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., the life of a promising young woman was tragically cut short by a senseless act of violence. Jamahri Rome Sydnor, a 17-year-old female, was driving her 12-year-old nephew home from a barbershop on August 10, 2017, just weeks away from beginning her freshman year at Florida A&M University. A recent graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, where she had been the captain of the cheerleading squad, Jamahri was unwittingly driving through the intersection of ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Jamahri Rome Sydnor

    Female

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2017-08-10

    17

    Jamahri

    Rome Sydnor

    11/16/2025

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    I've been thinking about the impact Jamahri's loss has had on the community, especially the students... ...Read More
    09/09/2023
    I was reading about Jamahri Rome Sydnor's case and was struck by what a bright future she had ahead ... ...Read More
    03/12/2023
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