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Gracson Simmons

Case from Saint Paul, MN dated Apr 02, 2016

Victim Details

Gracson Simmons

Male

Black / African American

Saint Paul

MN

2016-04-02

42

Gracson

Simmons

06/27/2026

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In the quiet neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, the life of 42-year-old Gracson Simmons, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short on April 2, 2016. He was discovered in his apartment on St. Anthony Avenue, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the back. Neighbors reported hearing a struggle, a brief but violent prelude to the silence that would follow. Friends of Simmons described him as a quiet man who generally kept to himself, though they acknowledged his involvement in ...
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