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Cornelius Olive

Case from Gary, IN dated Aug 17, 2022

Victim Details

Cornelius Olive

Male

Black / African American

Gary

IN

2022-08-17

79

Cornelius

Olive

07/04/2026

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On the evening of August 17, 2022, the life of 79-year-old Cornelius Murphy Olive was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Gary, Indiana. A retired family man who had recently moved back to the area from Mississippi to be closer to his loved ones, Olive was simply taking his granddaughter's dog for a walk near his home on West 21st Place. It was then that he was fatally shot. Discovered just feet from his own front door, bleeding and unresponsive, first responders were unable t ...
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  • Man, 79, shot and killed while walking dog in Gary, Indiana
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