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Spen’Shawn Battle

Case from Richmond, VA dated May 16, 2024

Victim Details

Spen’Shawn Battle

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2024-05-16

26

Spen’Shawn

Battle

06/22/2026

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In the afternoon of May 16, 2024, a sense of unease settled over the 1300 block of Overlook Street in Richmond, Virginia. What began as an ordinary day was irrevocably shattered by the sound of gunfire, a harbinger of the tragedy that was about to unfold. Spen'Shawn Battle, a 26-year-old Black male known affectionately to his friends and family as Shawn, found his life cut short in a senseless act of violence. When police arrived at the scene around 3:40 p.m., they discovered Battle on the groun ...
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  • News 3 WTKR Norfolk: 2 men charged after multiple catalytic converters stolen from Portsmouth used car dealership; another charged in separate incident
  • WRIC ABC 8News: Victim in shooting in Richmond’s Southside identified as 26-year-old man
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    I can't stop thinking about Shawn's incredible dedication to his community as a self-taught mechanic... ...Read More
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