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Michael Allen Ward Jr

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Sep 07, 2014

Victim Details

Michael Allen Ward Jr

Male

Tacoma

WA

2014-09-07

33

Michael

Allen Ward Jr

07/13/2026

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Michael Allen Ward Jr., aged 33, was tragically shot and killed on September 7, 2014, in Tacoma, Washington. The incident occurred outside an after-hours nightclub in the Lincoln District of Tacoma. According to reports, Ward was seated in his brown Cadillac when Vernon Curry Jr. approached the passenger side of the vehicle and fired multiple shots, hitting Ward several times. The shooting happened shortly after 4 a.m., and Ward succumbed to his injuries shortly afterward.

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