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Joshua A. Grey

Case from Richmond, VA dated Sep 17, 2018

Victim Details

Joshua A. Grey

Male

White / Caucasian

Richmond

VA

2018-09-17

23

Joshua

A. Grey

06/22/2026

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In what should have been a simple transaction, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Joshua A. Grey, a 23-year-old Caucasian male, was shot and killed on September 17, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia. The aspiring model had arranged to sell his iPhone through the mobile marketplace app 'Letgo,' a decision that ultimately led him to a fatal encounter.

The agreed-upon meeting place was on Mechanicsville Turnpike. It was there that Grey was shot during what ...
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  • Richmond Times-Dispatch: GREY, JOSHUA
  • 8News: Teen gets 20 years in deadly shooting of Joshua Grey during 2018 iPhone robbery
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