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Malachi Copeland

Case from Evansville, IN dated Sep 04, 2022

Victim Details

Malachi Copeland

Male

Black / African American

Evansville

IN

2022-09-04

6

Malachi

Copeland

07/16/2026

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In Evansville, Indiana, a quiet Sunday evening in September of 2022 was shattered by a tragic event that resulted in the death of six-year-old Malachi Copeland. The young boy, a male, was at a residence on the 1800 block of South Garvin Street when emergency services were called to the scene. First responders discovered Malachi with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries on September 4, 2022.

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  • WEVV 44News: Coroner identifies 6-year-old Evansville boy who died from gunshot wound
  • Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW): Child shot on Garvin Street identified
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