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Brandon Knighten

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Nov 21, 2018

Victim Details

Brandon Knighten

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2018-11-21

27

Brandon

Knighten

07/26/2026

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On the afternoon of November 21, 2018, police officers in Saint Louis, Missouri, were dispatched to the downtown area following reports of a shooting. Upon arriving at the 1500 block of Locust Street in the Downtown West neighborhood around 3:25 p.m., first responders discovered a 27-year-old male, Brandon Knighten, unconscious and not breathing inside a vehicle.

Emergency medical personnel rushed Knighten to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment. Despite their efforts to save him, he su ...
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  • KMOV.com: Police ID man killed in downtown St. Louis Wednesday afternoon
  • Brandon Knighten, 27, was shot... - Moms Demand Action - MO
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