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Alisha Stephens

Case from Lithonia, GA dated Oct 22, 2018

Victim Details

Alisha Stephens

Female

White / Caucasian

Lithonia

GA

2018-10-22

35

Alisha

Stephens

06/28/2026

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In what was initially believed to be a senseless act of violence, the shooting death of 35-year-old Alisha Stephens in a Lithonia, Georgia, Popeyes parking lot on October 22, 2018, unraveled into a complex story of a drug deal gone tragically wrong. Stephens, a mother of three, was in a Ford truck with her husband, Michael Dale LaVigne, when they were both shot multiple times. While LaVigne was critically injured with seven gunshot wounds, Stephens succumbed to her injuries.

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  • WXIA: Arrest made in triple shooting at Metro Atlanta Popeye's
  • ajc: 1 in custody after Popeyes fatal triple shooting; victim remains in critical condition
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