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Jamal Fleming
Status: SOLVED
City: Lakeland
State: Florida
County: Polk County
Date of death: January 14, 2014
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: African American/Black
Cause of death: Gun Firearm
Anniversary month: January
LEA: Lakeland Police Department, Lakeland, Florida
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October 31, 2016 On January 14, 2014 at around 1:30 in the morning, 33-year-old Jamal Fleming stepped out of his friends car at the Chevron station on W. Memorial Blvd in Lakeland, Florida. As Jamal pumped gas he was shot once, in the head, from the direction of North Brunnell Parkway. According to detectives, over the next two years, a number of witnesses came forward and identified Sidney Lee Mells as the shooter. On January 14, 2016, exactly two years after the shooting, Mells was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Jamal Fleming. Detectives believe Jamal was not the intended target but was caught between two rival gang members. Jamal was a father, son, brother, uncle and friend. He was also registered organ donor and media reports stated that his liver, lungs, kidneys and other tissues were donated to save the lives of five people. Jamal’s family waited two years for an arrest and still have a long road ahead for justice, but hopefully this case... Read More
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