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Sylvester Williams

Case from Jackson, MS dated Feb 20, 2016

Victim Details

Sylvester Williams

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2016-02-20

36

Sylvester

Williams

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 20, 2016, a night out in Jackson, Mississippi, turned tragic for 36-year-old Sylvester Williams, a Black male who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. An altercation, in which Williams was not involved, broke out among several individuals inside the Black Diamond Club. The dispute spilled out into the club's parking lot, escalating into gunfire.

During the chaotic scene, at least one person began shooting, and Sylvester Williams, who w ...
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  • One dies, one injured in Black Diamonds Strip Club shooting
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