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Keair Marquis Reed

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Sep 18, 2024

Victim Details

Keair Marquis Reed

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2024-09-18

16

Keair

Marquis Reed

Yes

07/05/2026

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In the late summer of 2024, the life of 16-year-old Keair Marquis Reed, a Black male from Chaska, Minnesota, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of September 18th, Keair was at his friend's home in New Hope, a Minneapolis suburb. The boys, who were reportedly friends, were playing with a "ghost gun," an untraceable firearm assembled from a kit. This particular 9-millimeter handgun was equipped with a binary trigger, a modification that allows the weapon to fire both when the trigger is pu ...
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  • Legacy.com: Keair Marquise Reed Obituary (2024) - Minneapolis, MN - Estes Funeral Chapel Inc
  • KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News: Prosecutors add manslaughter charge against New Hope teen accused of shooting friend in eye
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