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Mikequan Blakey

Case from Richmond, VA dated Jan 29, 2017

Victim Details

Mikequan Blakey

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2017-01-29

21

Mikequan

Blakey

07/13/2026

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In the cold of a Richmond, Virginia winter, the life of 21-year-old Mikequan Blakey was cut short by an act of gun violence on January 29, 2017. Known affectionately as 'Moosey' to his friends and family, Blakey was a young man whose sudden death left a void in the community. The shooting marked another grim statistic in a city grappling with violent crime, and the initial shock of the incident gave way to a long and so far fruitless search for answers.

In the days that followed, details ...
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