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Malcom Randolph Cole

Case from Richmond, VA dated Sep 28, 2024

Victim Details

Malcom Randolph Cole

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2024-09-28

29

Malcom

Randolph Cole

07/14/2026

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In the late hours of September 28, 2024, a burst of violence shattered the night at the LaFayette Gardens apartments on Richmond's Southside, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Malcom Randolph Coleman, a 29-year-old Black/African American male known to many in the local music scene by his stage name 'Mack Ben Widdit,' was found in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. The incident, which occurred just before 9:55 p.m. in the 2200 block of Ruffin Road, marked another grim statistic ...
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  • CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR: Police ID man killed in double shooting at Richmond apartments
  • WRIC ABC 8News: 29-year-old man dead, another injured after shooting at Richmond apartment complex
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