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James Arthur Broadnax

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Oct 20, 2019

Victim Details

James Broadnax

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2019-10-20

48

James

Arthur Broadnax

Yes

07/13/2026

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James Arthur Broadnax, a 48-year-old Black man known to loved ones as "Sunny" and "Bono," was sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle in the 300 block of North Franklin Street in Wilmington on the morning of Sunday, October 20, 2019. His girlfriend was seated beside him. Shortly before 10:15 a.m., Marcus Swanson approached and fired four shots into the vehicle, striking Broadnax three times. The woman beside him escaped physical injury.

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