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Melvonta Jermaine Jacox

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Sep 29, 2015

Victim Details

Melvonta Jermaine Jacox

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2015-09-29

25

Melvonta

Jermaine Jacox

07/18/2026

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In the late afternoon of a Tuesday in Minneapolis, the life of 25-year-old Black male, Melvonta Jermaine Jacox, was tragically cut short. On September 29, 2015, just before 4 p.m., Jacox was in the front yard of a residence on the 2600 block of Irving Avenue North when he was shot in the head. The Coon Rapids resident was rushed to North Memorial Medical Center in nearby Robbinsdale for medical attention.

Despite the efforts of medical professionals, Jacox succumbed to his injuries approx ...
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