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Destiny McClain
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Phoenix
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County
Date of birth: November 28, 1997
Date of death: July 18, 2021
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: African American/Black
Cause of death: Gun Firearm
Anniversary month: July
LEA: Phoenix Police Department
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February 2, 2026 | By: Jessica Lee This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. Destiny McClain had a habit of helping those in need, whether they were small business owners or homeless people. If Destiny and her three sisters went to the store and saw somebody outside hungry and needing help, they would go in and buy groceries for themselves and for the person outside, according to Destiny’s mother, Brenda Gilliam-Miller. “They see their need,” she said. “So, they just go to help supply that need.” Destiny was fatally shot on July 18, 2021, while getting food from a small taco truck in Phoenix, Arizona. Several bullets were fired towards the crowd she was in, but only one hit 23-year-old Destiny. She died hours later in the hospital. The family has now gone years without justice for Destiny. The only lead is blurry images of a black 4-door sedan spotted in security footage near... Read More
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