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Martaz Thompson

Case from Petersburg, VA dated Oct 25, 2020

Victim Details

Martaz Thompson

Male

Black / African American

Petersburg

VA

2020-10-25

30

Martaz

Thompson

06/24/2026

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On a Sunday afternoon in Petersburg, Virginia, on October 25, 2020, a shooting shattered the day's calm at a Marathon gas station on the 1900 block of Boydton Plank Road. Inside a car, police discovered 30-year-old Martaz D. Thompson, a Black male, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. The incident, which occurred around 12:35 p.m., marked another tragic chapter in a spate of gun violence that had been plaguing the city.

Martaz, a father of three, was a Petersburg native who had attended l ...
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  • 8News: 25-year-old charged with murder after man found shot to death at Petersburg gas station
  • WTVR: Police called to Petersburg gas station after deadly shooting
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