Weblong before gakirah barnes was murdered in a hail of bullets on the south side, her mother had heard the unsettling, persistent rumors about her. Webgakirah was shot on april 11, 2014, three blocks from her house. She died in the hospital.

Webchicago police have released unsealed documents regarding the death of gakirah k. i. barnes, who was shot nine times when she was killed in 2014. Her last original tweet (below) included her address. Webshe was just 17, a charter school graduate.