Deshawnay Yoakum, age 18

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Lost to gun violence on March 1, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Deshawnay died from her injuries on 3-11-23.

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News sources:

247 News Around The World: Steven Goodman charged after Englewood High School senior Deshawnay Yoakum killed in Bronzeville, Chicago shooting
Chicago Tribune: Family speaks on slaying of teen, a Bud Billiken dancer
WGN-TV: ‘Full of spirit’: Family remembers Englewood High School senior shot and killed
FOX 32 Chicago: Chicago man arrested in fatal shooting of teen, who died days after her birthday
Chicago Tribune: Family speaks on fatal shooting of teen, a Bud Billiken dancer; father says slaying was his ‘worst nightmare’
YouTube: Deshawnay Yoakum, South Side shooting victim near Bronzeville has died

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