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Edward Palmer

Case from Cape-girardeau, MO dated Mar 09, 2019

Victim Details

Edward L. Palmer Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Cape-girardeau

MO

2019-03-09

34

Edward

Palmer

07/09/2026

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In the early hours of a March weekend in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a dispute that began with words tragically escalated, leaving a visitor from Memphis, Tennessee, dead from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Edward Palmer, a 34-year-old male. The incident, which unfolded on March 9, 2019, cut short a life and led to a swift arrest in the heart of the city's downtown area.

The night had started like many others in the downtown bar scene, but for Edward Palmer and another man, C ...
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  • https://www.semissourian.com/story/2593391.html
  • Arrest made in deadly downtown Cape Girardeau shooting - KFVS12
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