Janaria Muhammad, 15, was shot to death Feb. 16 outside her East Knoxville home. Author: Cole Sullivan, John North Published: 7:52 PM EDT May 11, 2021 Updated: 11:28 PM EDT May 11, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The boyfriend of 15-year-old homicide victim Janaria Muhammad was a gang member who had been involved in a shooting nine days before Muhammad was killed outside her home, records show.
Muhammad, also known as NaNa, was shot twice during a drive-by the night of Feb. 16 in the front yard of her East Knoxville home, autopsy records reveal. Her killing remains unsolved.
Her death is one of five deadly shootings involving students who attended Austin-East High School this year. The violence has led to calls for more community resources and a debate over the presence of law enforcement in Knox County Schools.
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Family and friends honored the lives of young people killed by gun violence in the Austin-East Magnet High School community in Knoxville, Tenn. Many wore shirts with a picture of Justin Taylor, 15, who died in January.Credit.Jessica Tezak for The New York Times
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One High School, Five Students Fatally Shot
Five students at a Knoxville, Tenn., high school have been killed in gun violence this year, plunging a community’s young people into a whirlwind of trauma.
Family and friends honored the lives of young people killed by gun violence in the Austin-East Magnet High School community in Knoxville, Tenn. Many wore shirts with a picture of Justin Taylor, 15, who died in January.Credit.Jessica Tezak for The New York Times
A city unnerved and upset by the fatal shootings of three teenagers since Jan. 27 learned Wednesday morning that a 15-year-old aspiring rap artist had been shot and died overnight.
Jamarion Gillette, who went by the nicknames Lil Dada and Dada, died at the University of Tennessee Medical Center after he was discovered shot and brought there Tuesday night , according to family members who spoke Wednesday to Knox News.
Gillette was a talented artist dedicated to improving himself through his music, his family members said. Music was his outlet, his cousin Marshia Gillette told Knox News. That was his comfort zone to speak on his life and what he done seen growing up in the community and being around the community, she said. He was good at it.
She didn t deserve to be dead | Family, friends remember 15-year-old shooting victim Janaria Muhammad
Janaria was a dancer, basketball and volleyball player. She was an involved student at Austin-East High School before she was killed Tuesday night. Author: Shannon Smith Updated: 9:45 PM EST February 17, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Janaria Muhammad, 15, is a life gone too soon.
Her older sister C airra Woodruff held her picture up for all to see at an event hosted by Knoxville leaders Wednesday morning. She was beautiful, said Woodruff. Only 15 years old. She was very active. She didn t sit around, she got active in her community.
Janaria was a dancer, played volleyball and basketball, and was very involved as a freshman at Austin-East High School. Her friends called her Nana.