Shakur Sylvester Sikyala, age 4

Lost to gun violence on August 6, 2010 in Lanham, Maryland.

Photo sources:

• https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-post/20100812/289781444496285
• Contributed photo

News sources:

• Sikyala, Shakur Sylvester, 4
• Oct 3: Washington Post: Texas woman sentenced to life for quadruple murder in Prince George’s County
• Lanham Murders Called Drug Related

Also killed were:

• Dawn Yvette Brooks, age 38
• Mwasiti Sikyala, age 41
• Shayla Shante Sikyala, age 3

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