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Marcus Allen

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jan 01, 2020

Victim Details

Marcus DeShawn Allen

Male

Baltimore

MD

2020-01-01

26

Marcus

Allen

07/12/2026

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In the new year's early hours of January 1, 2020, a feeling of unease settled over a Baltimore neighborhood. A day later, the cause of that disquiet became tragically clear. On the evening of January 2nd, the body of 26-year-old Marcus DeShawn Allen was discovered at approximately 5:56 p.m. in the 3400 block of Duvall Avenue. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The loss of the young man, a son and a friend with a future ahead of him, sent ripples of grief ...
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  • baltimoresun.com: Man dead in vehicle in Northwest Baltimore shooting late Thursday afternoon
  • Marcus DeShawn Allen, age 26 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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