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Marcellus Mayes

Case from East Orange, NJ dated Apr 21, 2015

Victim Details

Marcellus Mayes

Male

Black / African American

East Orange

NJ

2015-04-21

29

Marcellus

Mayes

06/22/2026

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In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in April 2015, the life of Marcellus Mayes, a 29-year-old man, was tragically cut short on the streets of East Orange, New Jersey. Around 2:30 a.m. on April 21st, police discovered Mayes unconscious and unresponsive at the intersection of North 15th Street and what has been reported as either North Ward Place or Hedden Place. It was soon determined that he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office immediately launched an inv ...
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  • NJ.com: Man dies after being shot in East Orange, authorities say
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