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Dashawn Cox

Case from Richmond, VA dated Feb 17, 2022

Victim Details

Dashawn Cox

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2022-02-17

17

Dashawn

Cox

07/11/2026

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In the East End of Richmond, Virginia, a community mourned the loss of 17-year-old Dashawn Cox, an African-American male known affectionately as 'DaeDae.' A senior at Armstrong High School, Dashawn was shot and killed on the afternoon of Thursday, February 17, 2022. The fatal shooting occurred outside the Ashley Oaks Apartments, marking the city's first juvenile homicide of the year.

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  • https://www.nbc12.com: Family seeks information after Richmond high school student dies in shooting
  • WTVR: 17-year-old killed in Richmond was Armstrong High student, Crime Insider says
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