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Anton James Jr

Case from South-bend, IN dated Aug 02, 2017

Victim Details

Anton James Jr

Male

Black / African American

South-bend

IN

2017-08-02

25

Anton

James Jr

08/01/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in South Bend, Indiana, the life of 25-year-old Anton James Jr. was cut short by a burst of gunfire. On August 2, 2017, what began as a drug-related confrontation on Frederickson Street escalated into a chaotic shootout, leaving two men dead and two others critically injured. James was found deceased behind the wheel of an SUV that had crashed into a nearby home as he apparently tried to flee the scene. Another man, 29-year-old Damon Bethel, was found dead in ...
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  • South Bend Tribune: South Bend double homicide pushes county's total to nearly all of 2016's
  • Twitter: South Bend Police on Twitter
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