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Da’Meko Taborn

Case from Springfield, OH dated May 14, 2025

Victim Details

Da’Meko Taborn

Male

Black / African American

Springfield

OH

2025-05-14

16

Da’Meko

Taborn

06/28/2026

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Sixteen-year-old Da'Meko Taborn a Black male, was shot and killed on the afternoon of May 14, 2025, in Springfield, Ohio. Police responding to reports of a crash at South Limestone Street and East Euclid Avenue found Da'Meko Taborn, age 16, outside a black SUV that had struck a house; he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died at the scene. The killing unfolded just hours after an unrelated fatal shooting several blocks away, a burst of violence that investigators emphasized was not co ...
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  • Yahoo News: Police ID man, juvenile who were shot and killed Wednesday in Springfield
  • springfield-news-sun: Police: Shootings must stop; Springfield homicide total already equals all 2024
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