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William Laws

Case from Newark, DE dated Mar 09, 2018

Victim Details

William Laws

Male

Black / African American

Newark

DE

2018-03-09

22

William

Laws

Yes

07/25/2026

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In the early hours of March 9, 2018, William Laws, a 22-year-old Black man, was only a few blocks from his home when gunfire shattered the quiet of Newark's Chestnut Hill Estates neighborhood. At approximately 2:08 a.m., New Castle County police officers were sent to the intersection of Malvern Road and Augusta Drive after receiving a report that someone had been shot. They found Laws suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso, reportedly inside or near a vehicle at the intersection. Emergency ...
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