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Hakim Ward

Case from Kennewick, WA dated Oct 07, 2018

Victim Details

Hakim Ward

Male

Black / African American

Kennewick

WA

2018-10-07

28

Hakim

Ward

06/22/2026

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In the late morning of October 7, 2018, a dispute that began on social media escalated to a fatal confrontation in Kennewick, Washington, claiming the life of 28-year-old Hakim Omar Ward, a Black male. The incident unfolded in the bustling parking lot of the Red Lion Hotel on North Columbia Center Boulevard. An argument that started the night before between Ward and Devan L. Thompson, 31, over social media spilled into the real world, culminating in a physical altercation.

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  • KATU: Man shot near Columbia Center Mall; gunman on the loose
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