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Dion Pratt

Case from Cleveland, OH dated May 25, 2016

Victim Details

Dion Pratt

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2016-05-25

28

Dion

Pratt

07/04/2026

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Dion Pratt, a 28-year-old male, was tragically killed on May 25, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was sitting on the front porch of his home on Somerset Avenue near East 105th Street with a friend when three individuals emerged from an abandoned house across the street and opened fire. Dion Pratt succumbed to his injuries, while his friend survived the attack.

The investigation into Dion Pratt's death led to the arrest of Da'Montais D. Banks Jr., a member of the Heartless Felons gang. Banks w ...
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  • newsnet5: 3 men come out of abandoned Cleveland home firing, 1 victim dead, 1 wounded
  • cleveland.com: 9 shootings, 2 homicides, 24 hours: Violence stuns residents in Cleveland's East Side
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