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Tynesia Cephas

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Apr 26, 2017

Victim Details

Tynesia Cephas

Female

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-04-26

16

Tynesia

Cephas

Yes

08/05/2026

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Tynesia Cephas, a 16-year-old Black girl from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on the night of April 26, 2017, after stepping into a large neighborhood confrontation in an attempt to restore calm. Cephas was remembered as an honors student at Newark High School, a peacemaker with a bright personality, and someone whose instinct was to help rather than retreat when trouble unfolded around her.

At approximately 9:42 p.m., Wilmington police officers were sent to the 900 block of North Kirkwo ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Witnesses: Teen girl killed breaking up a fight in Wilmington
  • Wilmington man sentenced in death of Tynesia Cephas, 16, in 2017
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