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Alvin Vicks

Case from Huntington, WV dated May 12, 2019

Victim Details

Alvin Vicks

Male

Black / African American

Huntington

WV

2019-05-12

30

Alvin

Vicks

06/27/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 12, 2019, the city of Huntington, West Virginia, was the scene of a fatal shooting. Alvin Vicks, a 30-year-old Black male from Detroit, Michigan, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound. The discovery was made around 3:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Third Avenue, near a local bank.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, but Vicks was pronounced dead from his injuries. The Huntington Police Department promptly launched a homicide investigation in ...
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  • The Herald-Dispatch: Victim of Sunday's fatal shooting ID'd
  • WOWK: Huntington Police identify man killed in early morning shooting
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