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William Rutherford Thomas

Case from Houston, TX dated Oct 26, 2019

Victim Details

William Rutherford Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2019-10-26

36

William

Rutherford Thomas

07/28/2026

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William Rutherford Thomas, a 36-year-old African American man, tragically died on October 26, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the driveway of a music studio located at 2701 North Durham Drive. Paramedics transported him to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Houston Police Department's Homicide Division launched an investigation into the incident.

According to witness reports, a verbal altercation occurred before the shooting, ...
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