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Kareem Dotson

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Oct 25, 2023

Victim Details

Kareem Dotson

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2023-10-25

19

Kareem

Dotson

Yes

07/03/2026

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Kareem Dotson, a 19-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in broad daylight on October 25, 2023, at a gas station in the 11100 block of St. Clair Avenue on Cleveland’s East Side. Police and reporters described a sprawling scene between the fuel pumps with more than forty evidence markers, and Dotson was pronounced dead at the site. A witness likened the rapid barrage of gunfire to “Desert Storm,” capturing the shock of an attack that unfolded amid daytime traffic and neighborhood footfa ...
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  • cleveland: Cleveland man fatally shot at gas station in city’s Glenville neighborhood
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