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Randolph Paidama

Case from Hartford, CT dated Aug 20, 2018

Victim Details

Randolph Paidama

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2018-08-20

28

Randolph

Paidama

06/27/2026

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In the early hours of August 20, 2018, the life of 28-year-old Randolph Paidama, a Black male from Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. Around 2 a.m., the city's ShotSpotter system detected the sound of multiple gunshots in a parking lot in the 500 block of Garden Street. When Hartford police officers arrived at the scene, they found Paidama suffering from several gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate medical attention he received, his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounc ...
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  • Hartford Courant: Hartford man accused of killing cousin in 2018 over drug deal captured at Miami airport, charged with murder
  • courant.com: Hartford Police Investigate City's 16th Homicide Of 2018
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