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Willie Oneal Hollis

Case from Florence, AL dated May 22, 2019

Victim Details

Willie Oneal Hollis

Male

Florence

AL

2019-05-22

63

Willie

Oneal Hollis

Yes

06/28/2026

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In the late evening of Wednesday, May 22, 2019, a 911 call shattered the quiet of the 100 block of Blair Street in Florence, Alabama, reporting a shooting. When officers from the Florence Police Department arrived at the scene, they discovered a man on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was identified as Willie Oneal Hollis, a 63-year-old Black male from the nearby city of Sheffield.

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  • https://www.waff.com: Man charged with murder in Blair Street shooting in Florence
  • Willie Oneal Hollis, age 63 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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