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Stephen Jamelle Ballard

Case from Bear, DE dated Apr 26, 2017

Victim Details

Stephen Jamelle Ballard

Male

Black / African American

Bear

DE

2017-04-26

32

Stephen

Jamelle Ballard

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/07/2026

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On a Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2017, in Bear, Delaware, Stephen Jamelle Ballard, a 32-year-old Black male, was on duty as a Corporal with the Delaware State Police. Around noon, he approached a suspicious Dodge Charger with two men inside that had been parked for an extended time in the lot of a Wawa convenience store on Pulaski Highway. After making contact with both occupants, Corporal Ballard asked the passenger, 26-year-old Burgon Sealy, Jr., to step out of the vehicle. As Sealy exited ...
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