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Michael Allen Ward Jr

Death by Force
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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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    Victim Details

    Michael Allen Ward Jr

    Male

    Tacoma

    WA

    2014-09-07

    33

    Michael

    Allen Ward Jr

    11/09/2025

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