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Jamari Woodard, 13, was hit in the head with a tire iron while riding in a car on June 24.

Police say the teen was seriously injured. The incident happened in the area of Southeast Foster Road near Southeast 122nd Avenue.

“My baby just graduated middle school, today he is fighting for his life.”

Family and friends filled Evergreen Memorial Gardens Wednesday to memorialize slain Vancouver mother and daughter Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart.

Kirkland Warren pleaded not guilty Monday to aggravated murder charges in connection with the fatal shootings of his former girlfriend, Meshay “Karmen” Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart.

Slain mother and daughter Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and Layla Stewart will be remembered for being “so full of energy and life." No matter how bad of a day, they would wipe away a loved

Hundreds of people flooded Esther Short Park to remember 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her young daughter Layla Stewart after their bodies were found in Washougal.

“They were failed more than once," said a cousin of victims Meshay Melendez, 27, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart.

Officials found a Washington mom and daughter dead after not being heard from or seen by friends and family for over a week.

Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a rural area east of Washougal, police announced Wednesday.