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Christian Whalen

Case from Fredericksburg, VA dated Sep 01, 2024

Victim Details

Christian Whalen

Male

White / Caucasian

Fredericksburg

VA

2024-09-01

19

Christian

Whalen

06/28/2026

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In the early hours of a late summer morning, a bonfire party on county-owned land near the Hunting Run Reservoir in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, turned tragic. Christian Archer Whalen, a 19-year-old male from Fredericksburg, was fatally shot on September 1, 2024, while attempting to act as a peacemaker during a fight that erupted among a large group of teenagers. The gathering was taking place on Spotswood Furnace Road, where attendees were trespassing.

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  • WJLA: 19-year-old killed while trying to break up fight at Spotsylvania County party: Deputies
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    Has anyone heard more about this Hunting Run Reservoir shooting? I just heard from a friend who's re... ...Read More
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