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Adrian Kinard

Case from Capitol Heights, MD dated Jul 17, 2015

Victim Details

Adrian Kinard

December 2, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Capitol Heights

MD

2015-07-17

26

Adrian

Kinard

07/20/2026


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Do you know who murdered 26 year old Adrian E. Kinard in 2015?
In the early morning hours of July 17, 2015, Adrian Kinard, a 26-year-old man, was working his shift as a security guard at the Central Gardens Apartments in Capitol Heights, Maryland. He and another guard were seated in their personal vehicles, completing paperwork around 1 a.m., when they were suddenly ambushed. Gunfire erupted in the parking lot, and a black Dodge Charger was seen speeding away from the scene. Both Kinard and his colleague were struck by bullets.

The attack was swift a ...
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