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Ronnal J. Hines

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Jul 30, 2022

Victim Details

Ronnal J. Hines

Male

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2022-07-30

39

Ronnal

J. Hines

06/27/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 30, 2022, the life of 39-year-old Ronnal J. Hines, a Black male, was cut short in a gas station parking lot in South Tacoma, Washington. What was initially reported as a shootout between two men was later revealed to be a robbery that turned fatal.

The events leading to the tragic incident began at a motel party the previous evening. An ex-girlfriend of Hines was seen speaking with a man named Malik Dashun Patterson. Later, when Hines and the woman left ...
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  • https://twitter.com/TacomaPD/status/1559754951697436672
  • KOMO: One man killed in Tacoma shooting, police searching for a suspect
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