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Melvin Orlando Collins

Case from Newark, DE dated Oct 24, 2020

Victim Details

Melvin Collins

Male

Black / African American

Newark

DE

2020-10-24

26

Melvin

Orlando Collins

07/22/2026

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Melvin Orlando Collins, a 26-year-old Black/African American male, was killed in the early morning hours of October 24, 2020, after gunfire broke out at the Shoppes of Village Square shopping center on Marrows Road in Newark, Delaware. The shooting was reported around 12:47 to 12:50 a.m., sending New Castle County Police and other responding agencies to the shopping center. When officers arrived, they found multiple gunshot victims. Collins was discovered fatally wounded outside Bob’s Famous T ...
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  • First State Update: Police Say Two Shot In Newark Saturday, Victim’s Name Released
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