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Donald Symptom

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Feb 01, 2017

Victim Details

Donald Symptom

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2017-02-01

20

Donald

Symptom

07/08/2026

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In the winter of 2017, a dispute in Baltimore tragically cut short the life of 20-year-old Donald Symptom. On the first of February, Symptom was in the 4700 block of Hampnett Avenue when an altercation with two other men ended in gunfire. He was fatally shot during the encounter.

Following the deadly shooting, an investigation led to Dontaz Lavan Brandon, who was 18 at the time, and William Maurice Neely Jr., then 19, being identified as the alleged assailants who had followed Symptom dow ...
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  • Donald Symptom, age 20 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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