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Daniel Merkerson

Case from Garner, NC dated Mar 24, 2019

Victim Details

Daniel Merkerson

Male

Black / African American

Garner

NC

2019-03-24

19

Daniel

Merkerson

07/12/2026

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On March 24, 2019, 19-year-old Daniel Merkerson, a young African American male from Garner, North Carolina, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a car near Vandora Springs and 7th Avenue. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m., and a woman was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Garner Police Department quickly launched an investigation into the homicide, and it was determined that the incident was not a random act of violence.

On March 29, 2019, Gar ...
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  • WRAL.com: Garner teen charged with murder after man found shot dead in car :: WRAL.com
  • newsobserver: Police identify 19-year-old found dead in Garner. They say incident wasn’t random.
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    I can't stop thinking about the impact this tragedy had on the Garner community. It's just devastati... ...Read More
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