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DVAM Day 4: Elajia Johnae Whitley — She Left, He Opened Fire
Elajia Johnae Whitley was 21 years old and building a future for herself in Georgia.
She was working two jobs, including as a phlebotomy tech at BioLife Plasma Services, and had recently enrolled in classes with plans to become a surgical technologist. She had also gotten her first apartment and first car.
According to her family, Elajia had been trying to leave a relationship with Caprice Hudson that had become abusive and threatening.
On October 31, 2025, Elajia was shot and killed outside her workplace near Duluth, Georgia. Hudson was later identified by police as the suspect. After…
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