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Yaseem Powell

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Mar 28, 2017

Victim Details

Yaseem Powell

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-03-28

18

Yaseem

Powell

Yes

07/30/2026

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Yaseem Powell was an 18-year-old Black male from Wilmington whose life ended in a carefully planned shooting on March 28, 2017. Shortly after 4:00 that afternoon, Wilmington police were sent to the 2300 block of North Claymont Street in the city's Riverside neighborhood after reports of gunfire. Officer Brenda Merced arrived within minutes and found Powell lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. She immediately began trying to save him, but the injury proved fatal. Powell was trans ...
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