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Markeesa Pettway

Case from Boykin, AL dated Jul 05, 2020

Victim Details

Markeesa Pettway

Male

Black / African American

Boykin

AL

2020-07-05

22

Markeesa

Pettway

06/22/2026

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In the summer of 2020, on the fifth of July, a young man's life was cut short in the small community of Boykin, Alabama. Markeesa Pettway, a 22-year-old, was fatally wounded in an act of gun violence that sent ripples through Wilcox County. The incident prompted an investigation that would soon lead to an arrest, bringing a small measure of clarity to a senseless tragedy.

In the days following the shooting, law enforcement officials worked diligently to piece together the events that led ...
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  • Alabama News: Teen Charged with Murder in Wilcox Co. Shooting - Alabama News
  • Teen Charged with Murder in Wilcox Co. Shooting - WAKA 8
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