Tykia Dickerson’s death marks the 21st homicide in Washington DC during the year 2014.
Nineteen-year-old Dickerson was found lying on the sidewalk shot in the 3600 block of Jay Street, Northeast at approximately 8:34 p.m. She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died of her injuries.
After the jump is a collection of Tweets and Facebook posts that have been published in memory of Dickerson.