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Talekuz Williams

Case from Charleston, SC dated Jul 15, 2018

Victim Details

Talekuz Williams

Male

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2018-07-15

15

Talekuz

Williams

07/12/2026

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In the summer of 2018, the life of 15-year-old Talekuz Williams was tragically cut short. On the evening of July 15th, Talekuz, a male student at West Ashley High School, was with a group of other young men near the basketball courts of an apartment complex in Charleston, South Carolina. What began as a dice game among teenagers took a devastating turn, escalating into a violent dispute that would claim two lives.

Gunshots shattered the evening air, and when police responded to the scene, ...
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  • WCIV: Teen suspect used stolen gun in West Ashley double homicide, police say
  • WCIV: West Ashley double homicide victims were juveniles, Charleston Police say
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