Ariuna Michelle Cotton, age 15

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Lost to gun violence on December 13, 2021 in Durham, North Carolina.

Photo sources:

• Ariuna Cotton Obituary | Dec 13, 2021 | Zebulon, NC
• ‘What was so bad that they had to take her life,’ asks grandmother of 15-year-old killed in North Carolina mass shooting
• Contributed photo

News sources:

• gofundme.com: Ariuna Cotton's Funeral & Memorial, organized by Kate's Korner
• WRAL.com: Father: Girl wounded in Durham shooting must learn how to walk again :: WRAL.com
• WRAL.com: 'Lovable little girl.' Neighbor shares last words 15-year-old spoke to her before being killed in Durham shooting :: WRAL.com
• CBS17.com: ‘Prayers alone will not solve this problem’: Durham mayor says about gun violence as 6 shot, 2 dead
• WRAL.com: Middle schoolers hurt in Durham shooting, two young people killed, neighbors say :: WRAL.com
• WGHP FOX8: 2 dead, 4 juveniles injured in Durham early morning shooting
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Isijah Jerod Carrington, age 19

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