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Melvin Truesdale Jr.

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jul 14, 2017

Victim Details

Melvin Jr. Truesdale

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2017-07-14

2017-07-14

24

Melvin

Truesdale Jr.

07/10/2026

1


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On the summer evening of July 14, 2017, Melvin Truesdale Jr., a 24-year-old man, was enjoying a pool party in Baltimore, Maryland. After leaving the gathering, he was walking back to his vehicle in the 100 block of Reedbird Avenue when his life was tragically cut short by gun violence. The incident occurred at approximately 11:43 PM, leaving a community in shock and a family mourning the loss of a man known to some by the nickname '1 Smooch' and who was a father.

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