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Michael Alexander Pleasants

Death by Force
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Michael Alexander Pleasants, aged 33, was found fatally shot in the early hours of April 26, 2022, in the 200 block of Bates Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. Officers responding to a report of a gunshot discovered Pleasants lying in the street next to a car. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Surveillance video from the area showed Pleasants standing with two men and handing one of them a brown bag. Shortly after, Pleasants was seen on the ground, indicating the moment he was shot.
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    Victim Details

    Michael Alexander Pleasants

    Male

    Black / African American

    Saint Paul

    MN

    2022-04-26

    33

    Michael

    Alexander Pleasants

    11/08/2025

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