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Tony Dimitri Bruce

Case from Rocky-mount, VA dated Jun 17, 2019

Victim Details

Tony Dimitri Bruce

Male

Black / African American

Rocky-mount

VA

2019-06-17

26

Tony

Dimitri Bruce

07/08/2026

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On a summer evening in Rocky Mount, Virginia, the life of 26-year-old Tony Dimitri Bruce was cut short by gunfire. On June 17, 2019, at approximately 7:40 p.m., police responded to calls of shots fired in the 100 block of Bland Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Bruce suffering from a gunshot wound. He was quickly transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. This tragic event marked the first homicide in Rocky Mount in over two decades.
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  • Roanoke Times: 2 siblings face charges in Rocky Mount homicide
  • Two Martinsville siblings charged in relation to a Rocky Mount shooting
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