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Jalisa Knight

Case from Portsmouth, VA dated May 14, 2011

Victim Details

Jalisa Knight

Female

Black / African American

Portsmouth

VA

2011-05-14

21

Jalisa

Knight

07/17/2026

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On a spring evening in Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 21-year-old Jalisa Knight was tragically cut short. On May 14, 2011, she was discovered in her white Acura in the 1100 block of Mt. Vernon Avenue in the London Oaks neighborhood, having been fatally shot. The young woman’s death was a profound loss to her family and friends, who remembered her for her good heart. In the wake of her death, a candlelight vigil was held in Virginia Beach, where friends and family gathered to mourn and remem ...
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  • Daily Press: HOMICIDES IN HAMPTON ROADS FOR 2011
  • Obituary for Jalisa Knight: Obituary for Jalisa Knight | Beach Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA
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