Kelsea Perkins, age 23

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Lost to gun violence on August 2, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

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• Facebook

News sources:

• Greensboro News and Record: Winston-Salem police chief: Weekend triple homicide gang-related; five deaths in three days 'astronomical'
• wfmynews2.com: Drive-by shooting kills three young people who were leaving a birthday party
• https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/winston-salem-police-chief-addresses-community-safety-after-5-homicides-in-one-weekend/
• WXII: Family identifies 17-year-old victim of triple homicide on Cameron Avenue
• https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/3-dead-in-cameron-avenue-shooting-winston-salem-police-say/
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Alan Lopez, age 18
• Destiny Quiterio, age 17

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