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Masonique Saunders

Case from Columbus, OH dated Apr 23, 2022

Victim Details

Masonique Saunders

Female

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2022-04-23

20

Masonique

Saunders

06/25/2026

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Masonique Saunders, a 20-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot on April 23, 2022, at Saunders Park in Columbus, Ohio. She was one of two women who were shot during a cookout at the park. The incident occurred around 8:25 p.m., when multiple people exchanged gunfire from different locations surrounding the park. Saunders was pronounced dead at the scene, while another woman, who was pregnant, was grazed by a bullet and taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.

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  • MSN: "She deserved to live her life," Family remembers woman killed in Columbus park shooting
  • People's World: Framed by police for murder: The case of Masonique Saunders
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