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James Shird

Case from Baltimore, MD dated May 24, 2012

Victim Details

James Shird

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2012-05-24

2012-05-24

18

James

Shird

07/10/2026

1


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In May of 2012, an 18-year-old male from Baltimore, James Shird, was fatally shot in the 4600 block of York Road. Shird, a resident of the Frankford neighborhood in East Baltimore, was identified by city police following the incident. At the time of his death, he was facing charges of drug possession and was scheduled to appear in court on the very day the shooting occurred.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, as authorities did not release details about a potential ...
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  • In rare move, woman's heroin overdose in NE Baltimore ruled ...
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