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Justin Cedrick Dawson

Case from Fort-wayne, IN dated Aug 28, 2020

Victim Details

Justin Cedrick Dawson

Male

Black / African American

Fort-wayne

IN

2020-08-28

25

Justin

Cedrick Dawson

07/18/2026

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Justin Cedrick Dawson, a 25-year-old man from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was killed in the early morning hours of August 28, 2020, after gunfire broke the quiet on the 1000 block of Ridgewood Drive. Police were dispatched at about 4:10 a.m. for reports of shots fired, and while canvassing the area they found him lying near the street with multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, and the death was later ruled a homicide.

Investigators said a caller told dis ...
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  • Justin Cedrick Dawson, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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