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Keonte Gaskins

Case from Salisbury, MD dated May 11, 2016

Victim Details

Keonte Gaskins

Male

Black / African American

Salisbury

MD

2016-05-11

21

Keonte

Gaskins

07/13/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 11, 2016, the body of 21-year-old Keonte Gaskins was discovered in an outdoor stairwell of the Village of Mitchell Pond Apartment Complex on Parsons Road in Salisbury, Maryland. Residents of the apartment complex found the fully clothed young man and alerted authorities at approximately 6:45 a.m. Emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene and pronounced Gaskins deceased, having sustained apparent gunshot wounds. One witness later reported hearing gunshots ...
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  • WMDT: UPDATE: Salisbury man sentenced for murder of Keonte Gaskins
  • Delmarva Daily Times: Footage, confession trigger arrests in Gaskins slaying
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