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Wendell Sanders Jr

Case from Enfield, NC dated Mar 27, 2017

Victim Details

Wendell Sanders, Jr

Male

Black / African American

Enfield

NC

2017-03-27

35

Wendell

Sanders Jr

07/09/2026

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Wendell Sanders Jr., a 35-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on March 27, 2017, in Enfield, North Carolina. The incident occurred while Sanders was standing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. He was with a group of five or six people when shots were fired from a pickup truck that drove by. The drive-by shooting resulted in Sanders' death and left two others injured.

The investigation into Sanders' death led to the arrest of two suspects, Jerrel Jones, 25, and Montrel ...
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  • WNCN: 1 killed, 2 injured in Enfield drive-by shooting
  • One dead, two others wounded in Enfield shooting
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