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David Wilder

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Mar 25, 2017

Victim Details

David Wilder

Male

White / Caucasian

Cleveland

OH

2017-03-25

61

David

Wilder

06/30/2026

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David Wilder, a 61-year-old adjunct professor at Cleveland State University and John Carroll University, was tragically killed on March 25, 2017. Wilder, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was shot while driving his car near the East 89th Street and Woodland Avenue area in Cleveland, OH. The incident occurred during a gunfire exchange between two cars. Wilder was struck by a stray bullet and pronounced dead at the hospital.

Following the incident, three men were arrested and charged with agg ...
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  • cleveland.com: Three men charged in connection with fatal shooting of CSU professor
  • cleveland.com: Cleveland teen, man identified in triple shooting
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