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Don Sims

Case from Long-beach, CA dated Nov 17, 2018

Victim Details

Don Sims

Male

Black / African American

Long-beach

CA

2018-11-17

55

Don

Sims

07/08/2026

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On November 17, 2018, Don Sims, a 55-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The event occurred around 5:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of East 17th Street. Sims was found in a vehicle alongside Sandra Coleman, a 56-year-old woman, who was also a victim of the shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the vehicle stopped in the middle of the street with both occupants having sustained gunshot wounds to their upper torsos. Coleman ...
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  • https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/11/18/shooting-in-long-beach-leaves-man-and-woman-dead/
  • ABC7 Los Angeles: 2 killed in Long Beach shooting
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