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Shamere Melvin

Case from Trenton, NJ dated Dec 18, 2013

Victim Details

Shamere Melvin

Male

Black / African American

Trenton

NJ

2013-12-18

17

Shamere

Melvin

07/12/2026

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On the evening of December 18, 2013, a 17-year-old Black male named Shamere Melvin was found lying on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Clinton Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey. He had sustained a single gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m., disrupting the neighborhood with the chilling sound of a single shot.

The investigation into the death of the teenager quickly pointed to a planned robbery gone tragically wrong. Auth ...
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