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Kiara Carter

Case from Grand-rapids, MI dated Mar 20, 2017

Victim Details

Kiara Carter

Female

Black / African American

Grand-rapids

MI

2017-03-20

18

Kiara

Carter

07/13/2026

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In the spring of 2017, a house party on the Southeast side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, turned tragic, ending the life of 18-year-old Kiara Carter. On the evening of March 20th, Kiara was among a group of about a dozen people at a gathering in an apartment on Kalamazoo Avenue when she was fatally shot. The young mother was struck in the head by a bullet and succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Her death was quickly ruled a homicide by investigators, sparking a search for the person responsible ...
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  • MLive.com: 'She was a beautiful person,' family says of young shooting victim
  • Fox17: Police ID house party shooting victim; death ruled a homicide
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    I’ve been reflecting on the ripple effects of environments like the one at that house party where ... ...Read More
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