Deja Matts, age 19
Lost to gun violence on February 3, 2020 in Commerce, Texas.
The two died together in Deja's door room Monday afternoon at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Abbaney's 2-year-old son Allen was shot in the leg. He survived.
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News sources:
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206834746/deja-matts
- KHOU: Father of sisters who were killed in Texas A&M University-Commerce dorm room says they were best friends
- Feb 3: KSAT: 2 women killed, child hurt in shooting at Texas A&M-Commerce dormitory
- Feb 3: Dallas News: 2 women fatally shot at Texas A&M University-Commerce residence hall were sisters, campus police say
- Commerce Journal: A&M-Commerce students told to take shelter
- NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: 2 Women Killed, Toddler Injured in Shooting at Texas A&M-Commerce
- KFDM: DEVELOPING: Shooting on campus of Texas A & M Commerce in East Texas
- Gun Violence Archive
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