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Meshack Mwangi

Case from Columbus, OH dated Aug 26, 2014

Victim Details

Meshack Mwangi

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

2014-08-26

62

Meshack

Mwangi

07/03/2026


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On the night of August 25, 2014, Meshack Kinyanjui Mwangi, a 62-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found with a gunshot wound on Greenwich Street in the North Linden neighborhood. Police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 11:51 p.m. Mwangi was discovered in front of 3526 Greenwich Street and was quickly transported to the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight, at around 12:56 a.m. on August 26, 2014.
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  • Kenyan man dies of gunshot wound in US - Daily Nation
  • Man dies after North Linden shooting - The Columbus Dispatch
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