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James Norris

Case from Salisbury, MD dated Feb 03, 2014

Victim Details

James L. Norris

Male

Black / African American

Salisbury

MD

2014-02-03

25

James

Norris

07/20/2026

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In a tense and ultimately fatal encounter on February 3, 2014, a 25-year-old Black/African American male named James L. Norris of Wilmington, Delaware, was shot and killed in Salisbury, Maryland. The events leading to his death began to unfold when law enforcement, who had been searching for Norris on outstanding handgun charges from Delaware, located him as a passenger in a vehicle. Members of the Maryland State Police and the Salisbury Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the car on U ...
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  • Delmarva Daily Times: Officer won't face charges in shooting of fugitive
  • http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140204/NEWS01/302040042/Man-who-died-in-Salisbury-shooting-identified-Milton-Rodriguez-Jame
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