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Raghib Brooks

Case from Newport-news, VA dated Oct 11, 2018

Victim Details

Raghib Ismail Brooks

Male

Black / African American

Newport-news

VA

2018-10-11

27

Raghib

Brooks

07/03/2026

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On a Thursday afternoon in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 27-year-old Raghib Ismail Brooks came to a violent end. It was October 11, 2018, when police were called to the 700 block of Gloucester Drive around 1:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. There, they found Brooks, a resident of nearby Hampton, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. The incident prompted a brief lockdown at Heritage High School, located less than half a mile from the scene.

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  • WTKR.com: Newport News Police Department open homicide investigation
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