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Thompson Kamara

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Dec 30, 2020

Victim Details

Thompson Kamara

Male

Black / African American

Salt Lake City

UT

2020-12-30

21

Thompson

Kamara

06/25/2026

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On the cold night of December 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the life of 21-year-old Thompson Kamara, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. Just before 11:50 p.m., outside the Corner Stop convenience store at 203 E. Hampton Avenue, a gray Nissan Altima approached. An individual exited the vehicle and fired between seven and ten shots. Kamara was fatally wounded in the barrage of bullets, while another man was critically injured but was expected to survive. The suspect then ...
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  • Deseret News: Family, friends mourn loss of man gunned down outside Salt Lake store where he worked
  • ABC4 Utah: UPDATE: Man killed in shooting at Salt Lake City corner store identified
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