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William Dewayne Ransburgh

Case from Jackson, MS dated May 01, 2023

Victim Details

William Dewayne Ransburgh

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2023-05-01

18

William

Dewayne Ransburgh

07/15/2026

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In the spring of 2023, just weeks before he was set to graduate, the life of 18-year-old William Dewayne Ransburgh, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On the first of May, in Jackson, Mississippi, the Forest Hill High School senior was shot and killed. The promising young man, who was born on April 10, 2005, to William Silas and Ravon Ransburgh, passed away in the same city where he was born.

The loss of William Dewayne Ransburgh was deeply felt by his community, particularly at his ...
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  • William Dewayne Ransburgh's Obituary
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