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Michael Welsh

Case from Plainfield, NJ dated Jun 24, 2018

Victim Details

Michael Welsh

Male

Black / African American

Plainfield

NJ

2018-06-24

34

Michael

Welsh

06/28/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Plainfield, New Jersey, tragedy struck 34-year-old Michael Welsh. Just before 1 a.m. on June 24, 2018, the sound of gunfire pierced the night near the intersection of New and West 5th streets. When Plainfield Police Division patrol units arrived at the scene, alerted by a ShotSpotter notification, they discovered Welsh and a 25-year-old woman from Scotch Plains, both suffering from gunshot wounds.

Emergency responders rushed both victims to Robert ...
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  • rlsmedia.com: UPDATE: Two Shots, One Dead in Early Morning Plainfield Shooting
  • NJ.com: Man gunned down after 9th anniversary of shooting he survived
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