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Kahlani Shabazz

Case from Seattle, WA dated May 03, 2017

Victim Details

Kahlani Shabazz

Female

White / Caucasian

Seattle

WA

2017-05-03

16

Kahlani

Shabazz

06/26/2026

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On a spring evening in Seattle on May 3, 2017, 16-year-old Kahlani Shabazz was filled with the excitement of upcoming high school milestones. The young female from Puyallup had been talking with her mother, Elizabeth 'Nonnie' Sye, about finding a prom dress just after school. Their plan for the evening was to order a birthday cake for her grandson from Borracchini's Bakery on Rainier Avenue South, a place her mother had frequented for over two decades, and then head to the mall for prom shopping ...
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  • The Seattle Times: Girl, 16, killed in Seattle shooting last week identified
  • KOMO: Man shot overnight in Belltown is Seattle's 5th shooting victim in 3 days
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