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Melquan Tybrae Kennedy

Case from Newport-news, VA dated May 21, 2018

Victim Details

Melquan Tybrae Kennedy

Male

Black / African American

Newport-news

VA

2018-05-21

23

Melquan

Tybrae Kennedy

06/23/2026

Case Description

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In the late hours of a spring night in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 23-year-old Melquan Tybrae Kennedy was tragically cut short. On May 21, 2018, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Circuit Lane. Upon their arrival at approximately 11:50 p.m., they discovered Kennedy, a Black male, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into Kennedy's death was immediately treated as a homicide. The shooting was one ...
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  • dailypress.com: One man dead, another injured in pair of shootings Monday night

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    Did anyone else here grow up in Newport News or have connections to the 300 block of Circuit Lane? I... ...Read More
    10/19/2024
    I'm really feeling for Melquan's family right now. I can't imagine the pain they're going through wi... ...Read More
    03/20/2023
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