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Jazaniel Davis

Case from Gary, IN dated Jun 24, 2018

Victim Details

Jazaniel Davis

Male

Black / African American

Gary

IN

2018-06-24

19

Jazaniel

Davis

07/18/2026

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In the summer of 2018, a weekend of violence in Gary, Indiana, claimed the life of 19-year-old Jazaniel Davis. A Black male and a recent graduate of Merrillville High School, Davis was shot and killed on the evening of Sunday, June 24, 2018. The incident occurred in the 2500 block of Harrison Street, where police responded to a call of shots fired at approximately 10:32 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered three young men with gunshot wounds and another male, later identified as Davis, who was unr ...
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  • nwitimes.com: Beefed-up patrols, pleas for community help as Gary police respond after a violent weekend that left 1 dead, 16 wounded
  • Jazaniel Davis, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    It's hard not to think about how tragic the weekend of June 24, 2018, was for Jazaniel Davis's famil... ...Read More
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