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Walter Steven Carpenter

Case from Marion, IN dated Mar 25, 2023

Victim Details

Walter Steven Carpenter

Male

Black / African American

Marion

IN

2023-03-25

40

Walter

Steven Carpenter

Yes

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday in Marion, Indiana, the life of 40-year-old Walter Steven Carpenter was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On March 25, 2023, police were dispatched to an apartment in the 1000 block of West 5th Street shortly before 3 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered Carpenter on the kitchen floor with a single gunshot wound to his upper body.

Emergency medical personnel provided immediate aid to Carpenter at the scene before he was ...
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