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Ashley Compton

Case from Charleston, SC dated Mar 03, 2020

Victim Details

Ashley Compton

Female

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2020-03-03

36

Ashley

Compton

06/29/2026

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In the spring of 2020, the life of 36-year-old Ashley Compton was tragically cut short in a violent act that shook a Charleston, South Carolina community. On the evening of March 3rd, emergency services responded to a fire at a downtown apartment complex. Once the flames were extinguished, a grim discovery was made inside one of the units. Firefighters found Ashley Compton's body, and it was soon determined that she had not perished in the fire but had been a victim of gun violence before the bl ...
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  • https://www.live5news.com: Charleston man sentenced in downtown murder case
  • https://www.live5news.com: Charleston man charged with murder after body found in downtown apartment fire
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