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Shamar Laquan Simms

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Jun 09, 2023

Victim Details

Shamar Laquan Simms

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2023-06-09

21

Shamar

Laquan Simms

07/19/2026

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On a late Friday night in the Cleveland neighborhood of north Minneapolis, the life of 21-year-old Shamar Laquan Simms, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On June 9, 2023, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Minneapolis Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 3600 block of Penn Avenue North. Soon after, Simms arrived at North Memorial Hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, he succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of S ...
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  • KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News: Brooklyn Center man identified as victim of Minneapolis homicide
  • FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul: Man dies in hospital after being shot in Minneapolis
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