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In the a quiet neighborhood of North Minneapolis, the life of 22-year-old African-American male Cortney Basel Elvest Woods was tragically cut short on a November evening. On November 17, 2015, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 3900 block of Emerson Avenue North. There, they found Woods critically injured from a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where he fought for his life for approximately 24 hours before s ...Read More
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Cortney Basel Elvest Woods
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Minneapolis
MN
2015-11-17
2015-11-17
22
Cortney Basel Elvest
Woods
11/08/2025
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