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Taquan Samuels

Case from Portland, ME dated Jul 25, 2010

Victim Details

Taquan Samuels

December 18, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Portland

ME

2010-07-25

2010-07-25

22

Taquan

Samuels

06/26/2026


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Taquan Samuels 2010 killing remains unsolved

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In the early morning hours of July 25, 2010, the life of 22-year-old Taquan Samuels was tragically cut short. A recent transplant from Brooklyn, New York, Samuels had just moved into the 55 Allen Avenue Apartments in Portland, Maine. On that fateful night, he was leaving a party at the apartment complex when he was fatally shot. Emergency services received a 911 call around 3:40 a.m. reporting the shooting, and upon arrival, Samuels was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was later ...
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