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Eric Wardell Hunter

Case from Hampton, VA dated Jul 05, 2017

Victim Details

Eric Wardell Hunter

Male

Black / African American

Hampton

VA

2017-07-05

46

Eric

Wardell Hunter

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of July 5, 2017, the life of Eric Wardell Hunter, a 46-year-old Black male, was cut short in a burst of gunfire. The former Hampton High School and Purdue University quarterback was discovered in the parking lot of a combined KFC and Taco Bell restaurant on East Pembroke Avenue in Hampton, Virginia. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and, despite the efforts of first responders, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. At the time of the incident, the restaurant was closed ...
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  • dailypress.com: Former Hampton High quarterback killed in shooting
  • Football star Eric Hunter killed outside Hampton fast food restaurant
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