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Diamond Bradley

Case from Joplin, MO dated Aug 29, 2018

Victim Details

Diamond Bradley

Male

Black / African American

Joplin

MO

2018-08-29

33

Diamond

Bradley

07/27/2026

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In the late summer of 2018, the life of 33-year-old Diamond James Bradley, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Joplin, Missouri. On the morning of August 29th, events unfolded at the Economy Inn & Suites that would end in violence. An altercation between Bradley and another man, 24-year-old Kosaksy Phillip, escalated, resulting in Phillip fatally shooting Bradley. The gunshots rang out in a room at the motel, and when police arrived around 11:49 a.m., they found Bradley wou ...
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  • Joplin Globe: UPDATE: Charges filed in shooting death; police still seek witnesses
  • Joplin Globe: UPDATE: Shooting victim from motel incident dies at hospital
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