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Shelton Merritt, a 24-year-old male from Lawnside, New Jersey, tragically lost his life on July 24, 2016, in Philadelphia, PA. The incident occurred at around 11:45 p.m. outside Cavanaugh's River Deck on Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue. Merritt was found with gunshot wounds to his head and torso and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The investigation into Merritt's death led to the arrest of Xavier Braswell, a 23-year-old from Burlington, New Jersey. Braswell was charged with ...Read More
The investigation into Merritt's death led to the arrest of Xavier Braswell, a 23-year-old from Burlington, New Jersey. Braswell was charged with ...Read More
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Shelton Merritt
Male
Black / African American
Philadelphia
PA
2016-07-24
24
Shelton
Merritt
11/10/2025
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I came across Shelton Merritt's case, and it's just so unbelievably sad. My heart goes out to his fa... ...Read More
08/05/2024
08/05/2024
I’ve been following the Shelton Merritt case closely and just can’t stop thinking about the prof... ...Read More
10/22/2023
10/22/2023
I recently came across the case of Shelton Merritt, and I'm just struck by how disputes can take a t... ...Read More
05/01/2023
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