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Desmond Canada

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jan 01, 2022

Victim Details

Desmond Canada

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2022-01-01

16

Desmond

Canada

07/28/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of 16-year-old Desmond Canada was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that also claimed the life of 17-year-old Bernard Thomas. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of Gelston Drive in Baltimore, Maryland, marking a violent start to the new year. A third teenager, a 16-year-old male, was also wounded in the attack but survived.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene in the Edmondson Village neighborhood t ...
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  • WMAR: Triple shooting claims the life of two teens on New Year’s Day
  • Desmond Canada, age 16 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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