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Samiyah Yellardy

Case from Richmond, VA dated Apr 10, 2022

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Samiyah Yellardy

Female

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2022-04-10

17

Samiyah

Yellardy

07/03/2026

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In the spring of 2022, the life of 17-year-old Samiyah Yellardy, a Black female, was tragically cut short in her own home in Richmond, Virginia. On the night of April 10, while her mother was out of town, an intruder broke into their apartment on Afton Avenue. Samiyah was shot in the stairwell and died at the scene. The incident, which occurred just before 2:30 a.m., is being investigated as a homicide. Friends and family were left devastated by the sudden and violent loss of the George Wythe Hi ...
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  • https://www.nbc12.com: 4 teenagers shot in RVA over the weekend
  • https://www.nbc12.com: Police investigate shooting that left 17-year-old George Wythe student dead
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