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Malik Asante Parks

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated May 08, 2021

Victim Details

Malik Asante Parks

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2021-05-08

23

Malik

Asante Parks

07/03/2026

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In the early hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 23-year-old Malik Asante Parks was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. A Black male, Parks was ambushed and fatally shot as he was leaving a woman's apartment at the Lake Castleton Apartments on the city's northeast side just before dawn. His family believes he was targeted, possibly followed after a night out celebrating a birthday. The shooting marked the 88th homicide in Indianapolis for that year.

Malik, born on January 30, 199 ...
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  • AP NEWS: 316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories
  • Man killed in northeast side apartment complex - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
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