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Raphael Butler-Grimmett

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Aug 25, 2018

Victim Details

Raphael Butler-Grimmett

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2018-08-25

17

Raphael

Butler-Grimmett

07/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 25, 2018, the life of 17-year-old Raphael Butler-Grimmett was tragically cut short on a street in Kansas City, Missouri. A resident of Missouri, the young man was expecting his first child and worked as a Cubmaster Ambassador for the Boy Scouts of America. He was known to be a good student who also worked for the Full Employment Council to secure more employment to support his growing family.

The fatal incident reportedly began as a fistfight. An argum ...
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