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On July 12, 2016, 41-year-old Donnell Eric Drakeford was shot and killed in west Charlotte, North Carolina. Police were called to the scene just before midnight, where they found Drakeford suffering from a gunshot wound in his home on Ridgevalley Drive. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) did not immediately identify a suspect, and the motive behind the shooting remained unclear. Authorities encouraged anyone with information to contact ...Read More
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Donnell Drakeford
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Charlotte
NC
2016-07-12
41
Donnell
Drakeford
11/24/2025
1
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