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Matthew Drake

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jul 04, 2014

Victim Details

Matthew Drake

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2014-07-04

34

Matthew

Drake

07/11/2026

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On the fourth of July in 2014, in the Forest Park neighborhood of West Baltimore, 34-year-old Matthew Drake was fatally shot. The incident marked the city's 100th homicide of the year. Police were called to the 3200 block of Chelsea Terrace where they discovered Mr. Drake lying face down in an alley, bleeding heavily. A paramedic pronounced him dead at the scene at 5:08 p.m. from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Investigators recovered seven spent 9mm shell casings, all determined to h ...
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  • WBAL-TV: Man shot in head multiple times in west Baltimore dies
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