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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