Nijah Daejour Jones, age 19

Lost to gun violence on April 8, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Jones was known as "NiLxc." The shooter was a friend that he had argued with. The shooter entered an apartment through the back door and shot Jones in the head.

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    1 rocky mount senior high
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    2 i love nijah that was my motherfucking nephew

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