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Donnelle Ali Taufaao

Case from Carson, CA dated Mar 17, 2018

Victim Details

Donnelle Ali Taufaao

Male

Pacific (Polynesian, Micronesian, etc)

Carson

CA

2018-03-17

20

Donnelle

Ali Taufaao

06/29/2026

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Donnelle Ali Taufaao, a 20-year-old Samoan man, was tragically shot and killed on March 17, 2018, in Carson, California. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. outside a strip mall liquor store located in the 600 block of East University Drive. According to reports, Taufaao was engaged in a conversation with a man inside a car when the discussion became heated. Witnesses, sensing the tension, retreated into the liquor store. Moments later, they heard gunshots and found Taufaao lying on the groun ...
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