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Valanesha Washington's Shooting Report
New year’s day 2015, Valanesha Washington was sitting in her bedroom not knowing that will be the last place she be seen alive, was killed in a drive by shooting in her own home. She was taken to OU medical center where she later died she was only 19 years old. Two days’ later police got a tip on the shooting, 18-year-old Daryan Jones was responsible for the shooting that cause Valanesha’s death. Daryan Jones was charged with first degree murder and can serve up to 20 years to life in prison. In the past year rapes and murders has reached its high while other crimes have decreased, people of Oklahoma City fear for their life knowing that they can be the next victims.
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