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Shariff Oliphant

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Apr 29, 2022

Victim Details

Shariff Oliphant

Male

Black / African American

Charlotte

NC

2022-04-29

23

Shariff

Oliphant

07/11/2026

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Shariff Oliphant, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shariff, who was lovingly known as "Riff," was born on November 2, 1998, and had a deep passion for basketball. He was a dedicated family man, having married Melissa Adelson in 2017 and fathered a daughter, Kymora Oliphant, in 2018. Shariff had served in the Army as a small arms artillery repair person before returning to Charlotte to pursue entrepreneurial ventures in ...
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  • WSOC TV: ‘Took a piece of me’: Mother wants to know why son was shot, killed at Charlotte business park
  • wcnc.com: Two men shot, killed as events happened near Charlotte businesses, police say
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