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Michael Joyner

Case from Princeton, NC dated Apr 02, 2018

Victim Details

Michael Joyner

Male

Black / African American

Princeton

NC

2018-04-02

34

Michael

Joyner

06/29/2026

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Michael Lorenzo Joyner, a 34-year-old African American male from Columbia, South Carolina, was tragically shot to death on April 2, 2018, in Princeton, North Carolina. Joyner was found face down in the middle of the roadway on S. Elm Street, wearing body armor and suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred following an argument, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire shortly after the altercation. Joyner had traveled to Princeton to check on his brother, who had been invol ...
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  • Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Princeton police investigate shooting death of S.C. man
  • WRAL.com: Police: Man shot in head in Princeton street was wearing body armor :: WRAL.com
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    I've been following the case of Michael Lorenzo Joyner and find it so disturbing how violence seems ... ...Read More
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    I just can't wrap my head around why anyone, let alone someone with a past like Marcus Currie's, wou... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the body armor Michael Lorenzo Joyner was wearing the night he was ... ...Read More
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