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Shaquille Jones

Case from Opelika, AL dated Jul 11, 2017

Victim Details

Shaquille Jones

Male

Black / African American

Opelika

AL

2017-07-11

23

Shaquille

Jones

Yes

07/15/2026

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In the summer of 2017, a dispute over personal property in Opelika, Alabama, turned deadly, leading to the shooting death of 23-year-old Shaquille O'Brian Jones. The incident, which occurred on July 11, 2017, cut short the life of the young man, a 2012 graduate of Beauregard High School and a member of Zion At The Hill A.M.E. Zion Church.

The investigation into Jones's death quickly focused on 20-year-old Vantavious Quintez Hughley. Authorities alleged that an argument between Hughley and ...
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  • WRBL: Opelika police investigating another shooting along Antioch Circle
  • Man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 Opelika murder - WTVM.com
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