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Norman Francis Wood III, aged 40, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2011, in Capitol Heights, Maryland. The incident that led to his death began as a seemingly minor dispute over a broom. According to reports, Wood was mowing his lawn when he noticed a broom lying near the trash outside his home. Michael Ricardo Cruz, a 55-year-old cab driver from Hollywood, Maryland, stopped to pick up the broom, which led to a verbal altercation between the two men.

The argument quickly escalated in ...Read More
Victim Details

Norman Francis Wood, III

Male

Capitol-heights

MD

2011-08-08

40

Norman

Francis Wood III

11/26/2025