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Destini Jemerson

Case from Charleston, MS dated Feb 26, 2022

Victim Details

Destini Jemerson

Female

Black / African American

Charleston

MS

2022-02-26

16

Destini

Jemerson

07/12/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of February 26, 2022, the life of 16-year-old Destini Jemerson was tragically cut short in Charleston, Mississippi. An African American female from Marks, Mississippi, Destini was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle, enjoying a ride with two male friends, aged 17 and 18. They were traveling along Martin Luther King Drive, heading back towards Quitman County after she had spent the day visiting a friend in Charleston.

Without warning, the sound of a ...
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  • WREG.com: Three MS teens shot at in vehicle, one left dead
  • Destini Jemerson, age 16 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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