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Robert Turner

Case from Richmond, VA dated Jun 18, 2017

Victim Details

Robert D. Turner Jr

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2017-06-18

26

Robert

Turner

06/26/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 18, 2017, the vibrant nightlife of Richmond, Virginia's Shockoe Bottom neighborhood was shattered by gunfire. Robert D. Turner Jr., a 26-year-old male, was caught in the violence that erupted near the historic 17th Street Farmer's Market. The chaos of the triple shooting left two other individuals, a man and a woman, with non-life-threatening injuries, but Turner's wounds were far more severe.

As people scattered in the aftermath of the shooting, which o ...
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  • WTVR.com: Police ID man killed in triple shooting near 17th Street Farmers’ Market
  • WRIC: Richmond business owners say clubs are bringing crime to Shockoe Bottom
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