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A mother of 3 is killed in a drive-by shooting
Crystal Marie Collins, a 36-year-old Black woman from north Minneapolis, was killed on July 16, 2016, after a burst of gunfire shattered what had been an ordinary summer evening outside her home near 30th and Newton avenues North. Family members said she had just returned from a family gathering and was outside with relatives when shots were fired. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 8 p.m. and found her wounded on the ground; despite CPR efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene. ...Read More
Victim Details

Crystal Marie Collins

September 23, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2016-07-16

2016-07-16

1979-09-13

36

Crystal

Marie Collins

03/09/2026


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