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Darryl Wells Jr

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Aug 08, 2021

Victim Details

Darryl R Wells Jr

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2021-08-08

25

Darryl

Wells Jr

06/24/2026

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On the evening of August 8, 2021, a dispute inside a business on the 1800 block of Glenwood Avenue North in Minneapolis escalated into a fatal shooting. Darryl Wells Jr., a 25-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times. Minneapolis police responded to reports of gunfire around 7:52 p.m. and found Wells with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders administered CPR before he was transported to North Memorial Medical Center in critical condition, where he died shortly after arrival. The cause of ...
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  • Star Tribune: Authorities ID four men fatally shot within 38 hours along busy Minneapolis streets
  • Man Dies In North Minneapolis Shooting
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