The Daily 202: Family of slain 18-year-old reminds us to remember all victims of gun violence
Family of slain 18-year-old reminds us to remember all victims of gun violence Anthony, N’Daja and Tyreese McAllister stand in the entryway of their home in Upper Marlboro, Md., on Saturday. A portrait of Ayana McAllister is on the wall behind them. (James Hohmann/The Washington Post) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Ayana McAllister wanted to become a detective who helped victims of sexual assault. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” was her favorite show. “She used to always say she wanted to be just like Olivia Benson,” recalls her sister, N’Daja McAllister. But one year ago tomorrow, the 18-year-old was shot and killed in Northeast Washington. Ayana was home for spring break from her freshman year at Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina. She was one of the 259 homicides recorded in our region last year. Unlike on “Law & Order,” where the bad guy always gets caught...