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In the summer of 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in a Petersburg, Virginia neighborhood, leaving two men fatally wounded and a community in mourning. Bernard L. Spratley, a 33-year-old male, was one of the victims in the tragic double homicide that unfolded on Thursday, July 19th. The other man killed in the incident was 34-year-old Leon Lyle.

Details of the specific circumstances surrounding the shooting remain limited in public accounts. However, it is known that both Sprat ...Read More
Victim Details

Bernard Spratley

Male

Black / African American

Petersburg

VA

2018-07-19

33

Bernard

Spratley

01/07/2026