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Rueben Isiah-Najwa Marris

Death by Force
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Rueben Isiah-Najwa Marris was a 23-year-old Black male from Ardmore, Oklahoma, whose ordinary Saturday evening at home turned into a tragedy that rippled through his family and community. On the night of Saturday, August 31, 2024, around 7:30 p.m., he was in the yard of his home in the 400 block of Park Street Southeast in Ardmore when he was suddenly and unexpectedly shot. Neighbors and family were thrust into chaos as emergency responders rushed to the scene and transported him for urgent medi ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Rueben Isiah-Najwa Marris

    Male

    Black / African American

    Ardmore

    OK

    2024-08-31

    23

    Rueben

    Isiah-Najwa Marris

    11/24/2025

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