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Clifton Leager

Case from Dover, DE dated Oct 17, 2015

Victim Details

Clifton Leager

Male

White / Caucasian

Dover

DE

2015-10-17

Clifton

Leager

Yes

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 17, 2015, a violent home invasion in the Rodney Village neighborhood of Dover, Delaware, ended the life of 52-year-old Caucasian male Clifton Leager. The incident unfolded at his residence on John Clark Road, where two armed intruders from Philadelphia, Matthew Harrington, 23, and Saleem Shabazz, 21, forced their way inside. A struggle ensued, and a witness reported seeing a man in a ski mask demanding to know where the "stuff was," indicating the invasion w ...
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  • delawareonline: Second arrest made in deadly Dover-area home invasion
  • delawareonline: Two killed, 1 hurt in Dover-area home invasion
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