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Mercedes Taylor

Case from Dallas, TX dated Oct 17, 2024

Victim Details

Mercedes Taylor

Female

Black / African American

Dallas

TX

2024-10-17

32

Mercedes

Taylor

07/20/2026

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On October 17, 2024, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting call in the 2700 block of Second Avenue, near Highway 352 and South Second Avenue, behind the Dallas International Street Church. Upon arrival, officers discovered 32-year-old Mercedes Taylor lying in a field with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the shoulder. She was promptly transported to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

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  • FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth: Suspect: 'I shot her:' Woman fatally shot in field behind South Dallas church
  • wfaa.com: Man arrested, charged with murder after officers find victim shot in field, police say
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