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Dante Nichols

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jun 29, 2017

Victim Details

Dante Nichols

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2017-06-29

2017-06-29

34

Dante

Nichols

07/17/2026


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In the summer of 2017, the life of 34-year-old Dante Nichols was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. An African-American male, Nichols became a victim of the city's increasing gun violence on June 29, 2017. His body was discovered in the 2000 block of Moray Court, where he had been fatally shot.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department launched an investigation into the homicide, seeking assistance from the community to bring his killer or killers to justice. Despite the ...
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