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Alisia JaNell Williams

Age 9

New Orleans, Louisiana

She made her dolls happy, too

Playing with dolls, dancing and dressing up were some of her favorite activities. Her neighbors remembered her as “an angel” with a “beautiful spirit.”

“She was energetic, full of life and the sweetest little girl you could ever meet,” Nishma Morris wrote. “She always kept a smile on her face even when she was mad and if she had anything to do with it she would make sure you kept a smile too.”

Alisia JaNell Williams, 9, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was shot in the upper torso and died at the University Medical Center on Jan. 12, 2019.

By Zoe Hsu · Age 16
Meet the Reporters

More than 40 dancers

Des'mon Reyshard Anderson

His baby lost her loving dad

Doumba Sannoh

Fatal price for the American dream

Davieuntay Green

Summer stroll brought to a halt

Cara Marie Loughran

Dancing in our hearts for eternity

Jaime Taylor Guttenberg

Independent, fearless, bright; a graceful dancer

Tylon DaJaun Batey

So much family left to grieve

Arthur Roger Holloway III

His obituary ran in two states

Christopher Williams

Web design intern, brother of six

Eugene Ryder Stamey

Innocent game turned to foul play

Justise Armoni Ledena Allen

She did not even look hurt

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Michael D. Bardlett

To know Michael. To love Michael.

Eliza Kristine Orellana

She was a singer, dancer and friend

Taylor Hayes

A star on her karaoke machine

Darius Marcel Boone

An infectious laugh silenced by violence

Kelvin Ramone Creech

Engaged. Ready for fatherhood. Taken away.

Orlando Myron Anderson Jr.

He was so full of life

Alexa Denice Montez

Her father’s “greatest gift,” he said

Xzariah Denecca Rice

Her father died in her arms

Trinity Renee-Jordan Wiggins

Her uncle’s house, pockmarked with bullets