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Melissa J. White

Case from Swansea, MA dated Aug 24, 2014

Victim Details

Melissa J. White

Female

White / Caucasian

Swansea

MA

2014-08-24

23

Melissa

J. White

07/21/2026

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Melissa J. White, a 23-year-old White / Caucasian female from Swansea, Massachusetts, died in the early morning hours of August 24, 2014, after a confrontation on Ocean Grove Avenue ended with a gunshot. Known as “Missy” in her obituary, she was found by Swansea police and paramedics lying in the street near 356 Ocean Grove Avenue with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. She was rushed across state lines to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, but she was pronounced dead shortly after ar ...
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  • providencejournal.com: Swansea man arrested in shooting death of woman
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