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Michael Allen

Case from Richmond, VA dated Aug 26, 2018

Victim Details

Michael Allen

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2018-08-26

41

Michael

Allen

06/25/2026

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In the late summer of 2018, a dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion for a Richmond, Virginia man. Michael Allen, a 41-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on August 26, 2018, in the city's Church Hill neighborhood. The events that led to his death began with a rap battle, a contest of lyrical skill that would tragically end in violence.

Richmond Police were called to the scene between two apartment buildings where they discovered Allen suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transpor ...
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  • WTVR.com: Man found shot between Church Hill apartment buildings dies
  • Man dies after being shot in Richmond's Church Hill
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