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Sharmaine Shardea Carter

Death by Force
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In the autumn of 2019, the life of 25-year-old Sharmaine Shardea Carter was tragically cut short in a Lexington, Kentucky, apartment. On the morning of October 16th, police received an anonymous tip about a potential shooting, leading them to the Crystal Gardens Apartments on Alexandria Drive. Inside a second-floor unit, they made a grim discovery: the bodies of Sharmaine and 24-year-old Marquis Dorell Harris. Both had been fatally shot.

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  • Coroner identifies two people killed in Lexington apartment
  • Sharmaine Shardea Carter, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Victim Details

    Sharmaine Shardea Carter

    Female

    Black / African American

    Lexington

    KY

    2019-10-16

    25

    Sharmaine

    Shardea Carter

    12/05/2025

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    Hey everyone,
    I keep thinking about the timeline in the case of Sharmaine Shardea Carter and Ma... ...Read More
    11/08/2024
    It's incredibly upsetting to hear about the tragic loss of Sharmaine and Marquis. I'm still trying t... ...Read More
    02/22/2024
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