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Zaniyah Burns

Case from Flint, MI dated Oct 09, 2018

Victim Details

Zaniyah Burns

Female

Black / African American

Flint

MI

2018-10-09

7

Zaniyah

Burns

07/01/2026

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In the quiet evening of October 9, 2018, the life of 7-year-old Zaniyah Burns, a bright and beloved African-American girl from Flint, Michigan, was tragically cut short. Zaniyah was inside her home on West Austin Avenue with her family when the house was targeted in a spray of gunfire around 8 p.m. A bullet struck the second-grader in the head, and she succumbed to her injuries that night. Investigators believe the young girl was not the intended victim of the violent act. The shots were reporte ...
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  • WEYI: $2,500 reward offered for tips solving case related to shooting death of Flint 7-year-old
  • Detroit News: Police: 7-year-old girl fatally shot inside Flint home
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    It breaks my heart to think about the nightmare Zaniyah's family has endured. I can't even begin to ... ...Read More
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