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Rafael Thompson

Case from Jackson, MS dated Feb 15, 2017

Victim Details

Rafael Thompson

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2017-02-15

27

Rafael

Thompson

07/04/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in February 2017, the life of 27-year-old Rafael Thompson was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. His body was discovered in the driver's seat of his silver SUV, which had come to a stop on Christopher Avenue, in close proximity to Jackson State University. The quiet of the morning was shattered by the grim finding; Thompson had been shot multiple times.

The Hinds County Coroner was summoned to the scene and later confirmed Thompson's id ...
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  • Man found shot to death in SUV near Jackson State identified
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