Kara Allen, age 17

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Lost to gun violence on September 21, 2016 in Dearborn Heights, Michigan.

It appears that Kara and three siblings were killed by her father. Her mother was also shot but she survived.

Photo sources:

• Contributed photo
• GoFundMe.com: Click here to support Help Us Bury Four Innocent Children by The Green-Allen Family
• Southfield school community mourns teen victims of Dearborn Heights attack

News sources:

• Sep 22: Detroit News: Prosecutors: Mom forced to watch slaying of 2 kids
• Sep 21: Detroit Free Press: Police: Dearborn Heights dad asphyxiated younger kids, shot teens
• MLive.com: Suspected killer of family did time for killing pregnant previous wife
• WXYZ: Police: Father kills 2 children, 2 teens at Dearborn Heights home
• Sep 21: Detroit News: Dad linked to slayings killed pregnant wife in ’91
• MLive.com: Father suspected in killing of four children at Dearborn Heights home
• WFTS: dearborn-heights-police-man-kills-4-children-shoots-woman
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Chadney Allen, age 19

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Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Dearborn Heights, MI - January 17, 2021
• Dearborn Heights, MI - March 1, 2019
• Dearborn Heights, MI - February 28, 2019
• Dearborn Heights, MI - December 17, 2015
• Dearborn Heights, MI - November 2, 2013