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Melvin Sheppard

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Sep 16, 2024

Victim Details

Melvin Sheppard

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2024-09-16

38

Melvin

Sheppard

07/08/2026

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In the evening hours of September 16, 2024, the life of Melvin Lee Sheppard III was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. A Black male, Sheppard was 38 years old at the time of his death. He was in the 2700 block of Spelman Road when he was fatally shot at approximately 7:40 p.m. Emergency services responded to the scene, but Sheppard's injuries were too severe, and he died there.

The Baltimore Police Department quickly launched a homicide investigation into the shootin ...
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  • Baltimore Witness: Spelman Road Shooting Victim Dies - Baltimore Witness
  • Melvin Sheppard, III Obituary | Sep 16, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
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