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TaWanda Lafreshia Blake

Case from Princess-anne, MD dated Dec 17, 2016

Victim Details

TaWanda Lafreshia Blake

Female

Black / African American

Princess-anne

MD

2016-12-17

26

TaWanda

Lafreshia Blake

07/30/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, the life of 26-year-old TaWanda Lafreshia Blake was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of the American Legion on Perryhawkin Road in Princess Anne, Maryland, a place where a crowd had gathered. An altercation, marked by heated yelling, escalated into a physical scuffle. In the midst of this turmoil, a handgun was drawn and several shots were fired into the crowd.

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  • THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY: MURDER USA: ‘Mookie’ Columbus charged with one fatal shot that killed Tawanda Blake in Legion bar parking lot
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