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Dontia Akins

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jan 27, 2017

Victim Details

Dontia Akins

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2017-01-27

33

Dontia

Akins

07/24/2026

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Police make arrest in Royal Farms fatal shooting
Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man outside a Royal Farms in Southwest Baltimore last month. Dontia Akins, 33, was shot outside the store in the 3600 block of Washington. ..
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Charles Gholston, 31, of the 200 block of S. Monastery Ave., has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and multiple firearms violations, police said. He is being held at Central Booking. Pol ...
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    Has anyone else been following the intricacies of Detective Sean Suiter’s case and its impact on D... ...Read More
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    It's truly devastating what Dontia Akins' family has had to endure. I keep thinking about the ripple... ...Read More
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