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Rakim Russell

Case from Salisbury, MD dated Aug 02, 2015

Victim Details

Rakim Russell

Male

Black / African American

Salisbury

MD

2015-08-02

17

Rakim

Russell

07/12/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in Salisbury, Maryland, a gathering of young people at an Americas Best Value Inn took a tragic turn, ending the life of 17-year-old Rakim Russell. On August 2, 2015, Russell, a resident of Fruitland and an upcoming senior at Wicomico High School, was leaving a party at the hotel just after midnight when gunfire erupted in the parking lot. He was struck by a bullet and rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where he ultimately succumbed to a gunshot woun ...
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  • Delmarva Daily Times: Gunman guilty on all counts in Best Value Inn shooting
  • Connally guilty in 2015 murder at America's Best Value
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