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Royale Spencer

Case from Wichita, KS dated Jan 21, 2019

Victim Details

Royale Spencer

Male

Black / African American

Wichita

KS

2019-01-21

9

Royale

Spencer

07/11/2026

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In a quiet mobile home park in Wichita, Kansas, the life of a 9-year-old Black male named Royale Spencer was tragically cut short on the morning of January 21, 2019. What began as a day of play with a friend turned into a devastating accident that would forever alter the lives of two families.

On that Monday morning, while at a friend's home in the Stonegate Mobile Home Park, Royale and an 11-year-old friend came across a metal gun safe. Believing the firearms inside to be BB guns, the tw ...
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  • kansas: Gun that killed Wichita boy was in locked safe. Family didn’t know it was loaded.
  • Wichita police: 9-year-old killed in accidental shooting
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    I've been thinking a lot about the emotional toll on Roy'Ale's family and his young friend involved ... ...Read More
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