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Phineas Neville

Case from Lynchburg, VA dated Jul 02, 2017

Victim Details

Phineas Rufus Neville, aka Ebony Morgan

Male

Black / African American

Lynchburg

VA

2017-07-02

28

Phineas

Neville

07/12/2026

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In the early hours of July 2, 2017, the life of 28-year-old Phineas Rufus Neville was tragically cut short in Lynchburg, Virginia. Responding to a call, police found Neville at an apartment complex on Rivermont Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds. He was a Black male who was also known to some as Ebony Morgan. Emergency services transported him to Lynchburg General Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

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