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Dontae Lampkins

Case from Tampa, FL dated Jan 26, 2017

Victim Details

Dontae Lampkins

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Tampa

FL

2017-01-26

25

Dontae

Lampkins

07/03/2026

1


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Dontae Lampkins, a 25-year-old from Tampa, Florida, was found dead on January 26, 2017, in an alley in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. His death was ruled a homicide, and investigators determined he died from upper body trauma. Lampkins had disappeared after his sister dropped him off for a doctor's appointment two days earlier, on January 24. His body was discovered by a passerby who reported hearing gunshots earlier in the area.

Lampkins, who was openly gay, was believed by his fa ...
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