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Allan Wright

Case from Danville, VA dated Jul 05, 2018

Victim Details

Allan Wright

Male

Black / African American

Danville

VA

2018-07-05

55

Allan

Wright

07/08/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 5, 2018, the body of 55-year-old Allan Wright, a male resident of Danville, Virginia, was discovered lying in the yard of a home on Clement Avenue. Police were called to the 200 block of the street just after 7 a.m. and found Wright deceased at the scene. The subsequent investigation by the medical examiner would later determine that he had died from a gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide, prompting an investigation by the Danville Police Department.
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