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Virdia Beard

Case from Newark, NJ dated Apr 28, 2017

Victim Details

Virdia Beard

Female

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2017-04-28

37

Virdia

Beard

06/27/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 28, 2017, Virdia Beard, a 37-year-old female, was found unresponsive on the porch of a residence on the 200 block of North 9th Street in Newark, New Jersey. Responding officers and emergency medical services discovered she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:38 a.m.

The investigation into her death quickly progressed, and a week later, on May 5, authorities arrested 30-year-old Turqoise Williams. The Essex Cou ...
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  • NJ.com: Man, woman victims of fatal shootings, 5 hurt within 5 hours in Newark
  • NJ.com: 2 dead, 5 wounded in violent night of shootings in Newark
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