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Tanisha Lavonne Hairston

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the life of 29-year-old Black / African American female Tanisha Lavonne Hairston was tragically cut short in Dunbar, West Virginia. A mother of two from the Charleston area, Hairston was discovered in a parking lot along Roxalana Hills Drive. The cause of her death was determined to be a gunshot wound.

Neighbors in the vicinity of the Roxalana Hills Apartments reported hearing gunshots shortly after 3 a.m. However, law enforcement was n ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tanisha Lavonne Hairston

    Female

    Black / African American

    Dunbar

    WV

    2018-05-15

    29

    Tanisha

    Lavonne Hairston

    11/05/2025

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