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Anthony Cropper

Case from Salisbury, MD dated Jun 10, 2017

Victim Details

Anthony Cropper

Male

Black / African American

Salisbury

MD

2017-06-10

57

Anthony

Cropper

07/08/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 10, 2017, a knock at the door of a friend's home on Middleneck Drive in Salisbury, Maryland, irrevocably altered the course of many lives. Anthony Cropper, a 57-year-old male, was shot after answering that knock and exchanging words with several individuals. The shooting occurred just after 1 a.m., and Cropper was pronounced dead at the scene. The events of that night were the culmination of a planned robbery.

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  • WMDT: UPDATE: Arrest made in connection to Salisbury murder, police say
  • WMDT: Police: Salisbury man murdered, several suspects wanted
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    It's so unsettling to think about Anthony Cropper's case unfolding right on Middle Neck Drive, a pla... ...Read More
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    I can’t stop thinking about the bravery it must have taken for Anthony Cropper to open that door. ... ...Read More
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