Anita Smith, age 23

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Lost to gun violence on May 24, 2000 in Queens, New York.

Photo sources:

Queens Chronicle: Memorial Scholarship For Anita Smith Pleases Family
YouTube: Exclusive: Survivor of Wendy's fast food massacre in Flushing breaks silence after 20 years
PIX11: Wendy’s shooting massacre haunts survivor, families 20 years later

News sources:

May 31: 200 Mourn in Queens for a Victim of Wendy's Massacre (Published 2000)

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