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Malachi Mims

Case from Cambridge, MA dated Nov 16, 2017

Victim Details

Malachi Mims

Male

Black / African American

Cambridge

MA

2017-11-16

28

Malachi

Mims

07/09/2026

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In the evening hours of November 16, 2017, the life of 28-year-old Malachi Mims, a Black/African American man from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was cut short in a violent encounter. Around 7:30 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Tremont and Hampshire streets. Upon arrival, they discovered Mims in the middle of the street with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was quickly transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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  • NECN: Victim Identified in Fatal Cambridge Shooting
  • Police investigating Cambridge shooting that killed 20-year-old man
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