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Donald Yancy

Case from Lynn, MA dated Oct 28, 2016

Victim Details

Donald Yancy

Male

White / Caucasian

Lynn

MA

2016-10-28

38

Donald

Yancy

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On a Friday night in Lynn, Massachusetts, the life of Donald Yancy, a 38-year-old White male, was tragically cut short. On October 28, 2016, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to a call at a Breed Square apartment. Inside, they discovered Yancy with a fatal gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A lifelong resident of Lynn, he was known by the nickname "Double Dee" and remembered for his smile and his knack for telling a funny story.

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