Aaliyah Strong was denied victim compensation for burial expenses, rental assistance, and grief counseling following the death of her fiancé, Ty Ross, because they were not married at the time of his death. Additionally, she was denied status as a witness to the violence because she did not physically see the shooting, despite holding the victim's bullet wounds while waiting for emergency medical services at their shared workplace.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Center for American Progress
  Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes

Sources

• Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes www.americanprogress.org Center for American Progress via serper

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• victim compensation concept