Kalondria Avant, age 21

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Lost to gun violence on September 8, 2017 in Mesquite, Texas.

Photo sources:

• Contributed photo

News sources:

• NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: Teen Confesses to Fatally Shooting Woman: Mesquite Police
• Sep 9: Dallas News: 16-year-old charged in Mesquite woman's fatal shooting, police say
• Star Local: 16-year-old confesses to Chancellorsville homicide
• Gun Violence Archive

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