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Melike Herbert Benjamin

Case from Hopewell, VA dated Jul 07, 2021

Victim Details

Melike Herbert Benjamin

Male

Black / African American

Hopewell

VA

2021-07-07

49

Melike

Herbert Benjamin

07/11/2026

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In the summer of 2021, the life of Melike Herbert Benjamin, a 49-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On the evening of July 7th, Benjamin was at a Quik Express gas station on South 15th Avenue in Hopewell, Virginia, when he was fatally shot. Hopewell Police responded to the scene to find Benjamin suffering from gunshot wounds near a gas pump; sadly, he was pronounced dead at the location. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, his sudden death sent ripples ...
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  • 8News: Suspect in Hopewell convenience store shooting turns himself in to police
  • WTVR: Man shot, killed at gas station in Hopewell
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