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Kendal Marcus Gardin

Case from Gastonia, NC dated Jul 19, 2019

Victim Details

Kendal Marcus Gardin

Male

Black / African American

Gastonia

NC

2019-07-19

30

Kendal

Marcus Gardin

07/06/2026

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On July 19, 2019, Kendal Marcus Gardin, a 30-year-old man from Gastonia, NC, was fatally shot while walking home on Terra Drive. He had been sleeping at his grandmother's house on Saluda Drive that night. EMS found him lying in a front yard and pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation led to the arrest of Tobika Nachel Osborne, a 28-year-old woman from Saluda Drive. She was charged with first-degree murder in Gardin's death. Osborne claimed she was a victim of a home invasion a ...
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  • https://www.wbtv.com: Family: Man killed in Gastonia shooting
  • A young father was killed in Gastonia. His family says it was over $200

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