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Mamadou Diop

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Mar 12, 2014

Victim Details

Mamadou Diop

Male

Black / African American

Cincinnati

OH

2014-03-12

45

Mamadou

Diop

07/18/2026

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Mamadou Diop, a 45-year-old male of Senegalese ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on March 12, 2014, in Cincinnati, OH. Diop, a father of three, was a taxi driver for Ran’s Taxi. He was found shot once in the back of the head in his taxi cab in the 1600 block of Baltimore Avenue in North Fairmount around 12:30 a.m. The motive for the killing was believed to be robbery.

Two suspects, Keyawhan Lowe, 20, and DaKeith Pleasant, 24, were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and ...
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  • http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/police-arrest-two-suspects-deadly-taxi-shooting-family-speaks-out-9351.
  • WLWT: Taxi driver shot to death overnight
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