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Brandon Michael Merritt

Case from Anchorage, AK dated May 25, 2016

Victim Details

Brandon Michael Merritt

Male

Black / African American

Anchorage

AK

2016-05-25

19

Brandon

Michael Merritt

Yes

07/06/2026

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Black / African American, Male, Brandon Michael Merritt, age 19, had returned to Anchorage earlier in May 2016 after time in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, where he had graduated high school. Born March 30, 1997, in San Antonio, Texas, he had lived in Alaska since childhood before moving to Hawaii in 2012. On the evening of May 25, 2016, just before 9 p.m., he was at the Holiday gas station on the 1500 block of Abbott Road in South Anchorage, seated in the front of a car with friends. Within minutes, a chan ...
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  • Man arrested in fatal shooting at gas station appears in court, could argue self-defense
  • Legacy.com: Brandon Merritt Obituary (1997 - 2016) - Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Daily News
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