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Child, 77-year-old killed from fallen trees during Friday's damaging winds

Officials say a six-year-old boy in Richmond and a 77-year-old woman in Baltimore died on Friday.

At least two people in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region has died as a result of the damaging winds on Friday.

Officials say a six-year-old boy in Richmond and a 77-year-old woman in Baltimore died on Friday.

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The little boy has been identified as Anthony Hamilton. He was killed when a tree fell on his family's home. A neighbor was able to crawl in and pull the child out of his bunk bed.

Anthony was rushed to the hospital but he did not survive.

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The fire department says a 77-year-old woman went outside to get her mail. A large branch snapped off a tree, struck her, and pinned her underneath.

A neighbor called 911, but first responders could not save her.

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