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Amadi Noor Bakari

Case from Columbus, OH dated Dec 29, 2018

Victim Details

Amadi Noor Bakari

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2018-12-29

19

Amadi

Noor Bakari

07/04/2026

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On December 29, 2018, Amadi Noor Bakari, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Wedgewood Drive around 9:40 p.m. When Columbus Police arrived at the scene, they found Bakari dead, and medics pronounced him dead at 10:20 p.m. The police reported that there were no known suspects at the time, and the motives behind the murder were under investigation.

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  • WCMH: Police investigating city of Columbus' 102nd homicide
  • WTTE: Young man shot, killed in southwest Columbus
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