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Gary Adams

Case from Dover, DE dated May 13, 2015

Victim Details

Gary Adams

Male

Black / African American

Dover

DE

2015-05-13

19

Gary

Adams

Yes

07/05/2026

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On May 13, 2015, 19-year-old Gary Adams, a male African American student from Smyrna High School, was fatally shot in Dover, Delaware. The incident occurred during a botched marijuana robbery at the Walker Woods apartment complex. According to police reports and court documents, Adams was approached by two young men—DaMier D. Harmon, age 18, and Bruce Manlove, age 19—who attempted to rob him at gunpoint. During the confrontation, a struggle ensued, and Adams was shot in the chest. He was tra ...
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  • delawareonline: Neighbor tried to save teen fatally shot in Dover
  • Dover man sentenced for May 2015 Walker Woods murder - WMDT
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