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Dominique Oneil Key

Case from Auburn, AL dated Aug 18, 2018

Victim Details

Dominique Oneil Key

Male

Black / African American

Auburn

AL

2018-08-18

36

Dominique

Oneil Key

Yes

07/07/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 18, 2018, a violent altercation at an apartment complex on North Donahue Drive in Auburn, Alabama, left two men dead and a woman injured. One of the deceased was 36-year-old Dominique Oneil Key, a Black male. The incident, which erupted around 3:45 a.m., also claimed the life of 23-year-old Omar Trenton Torbert of Tuskegee and resulted in minor injuries to a 61-year-old woman.

Responding to the scene, Auburn Police discovered a complex situation. Their ...
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    Has anyone been following the trails surrounding Demetrious Newell Jr.? It's wild to me that he was ... ...Read More
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