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Venkateswara Roa Karlapudi

Case from Muncie, IN dated Oct 18, 2017

Victim Details

Venkateswara Roa Karlapudi

Male

Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

Muncie

IN

2017-10-18

84

Venkateswara

Roa Karlapudi

07/22/2026

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On October 18, 2017, 84-year-old Venkateswara Roa Karlapudi, a male elder spending time in Muncie, Indiana, lost his life after being shot at a local business on the busy commercial stretch of McGalliard Road. Local news described the incident simply as a shooting at a business, later identified as the Cash Stop check-cashing and financial services storefront at 1001 West McGalliard Road, where a man was struck and killed by gunfire. Memorial listings later recorded only the bare facts: his name ...
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  • TheStarPress: Police: Father's fatal shooting was accidental
  • FOX59: Authorities identify 85-year-old victim fatally shot at Muncie business

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