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Darnell Pate

Case from Dayton, OH dated Jan 29, 2024

Victim Details

Darnell Pate

Male

Black / African American

Dayton

OH

2024-01-29

Darnell

Pate

Yes

07/09/2026

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On January 29, 2024, Darnell Pate Jr., a 30-year-old security guard and former law enforcement officer, was fatally shot outside Napoleon's Bar at 4150 Germantown Pike in Jefferson Township, near Dayton, Ohio. Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene around 2:50 a.m. and found Pate dead with apparent gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.

The incident was described by the sheriff's office as a targeted assassination. Investigators believed that the perpetrat ...
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  • WKEF: Coroner identifies man found dead after shooting at Jefferson Township bar | WKEF
  • WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio: ‘Senseless killings;’ Shooting death of security guard at nightclub appears targeted, sheriff says
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