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Duane Todman

Case from Schenectady, NY dated May 23, 2020

Victim Details

Duane Todman

Male

Black / African American

Schenectady

NY

2020-05-23

27

Duane

Todman

07/12/2026

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In the Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, on the evening of May 23, 2020, Duane Todman, a talented 27-year-old male artist, was sitting on the steps of a church. An argument broke out nearby between a man and a woman. Todman intervened in the dispute, a decision that tragically cost him his life. The man, angered by Todman's interjection, pulled out a firearm and shot him in the neck at point-blank range. Emergency services arrived at the scene, and Todman was rushed to a local ...
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  • The Daily Gazette: Victim of fatal Saturday night Schenectady shooting identified as city man
  • The Daily Gazette: Police: Saturday evening Schenectady shooting now a homicide
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