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John Darnell Richardson III

Case from Kernersville, NC dated Mar 12, 2025

Victim Details

John Darnell Richardson III

Male

Black / African American

Kernersville

NC

2025-03-12

43

John

Darnell Richardson III

07/15/2026

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On the night of March 12, 2025, tragedy struck in Kernersville, North Carolina, when 43-year-old John Darnell Richardson III was fatally shot. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire on Salisbury Street just after 11 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered Richardson, an African American male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly determined that the shooting was an isolated incident, allevi ...
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  • WXII: Fatal shooting in Kernersville: everything we know so far
  • https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/man-killed-in-shooting-in-kernersville/
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