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Lakim Booker

Case from Richmond, VA dated Dec 18, 2016

Victim Details

Lakim Booker

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2016-12-18

21

Lakim

Booker

06/29/2026

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In the winter of 2016, the life of 21-year-old Lakim Lakeith Booker was tragically cut short. On the evening of Sunday, December 18, 2016, in Richmond, Virginia, Booker was shot, marking a grim milestone as the city's 60th homicide of the year. The incident that claimed the young man's life unfolded on Northside, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. Lakim, born on July 6, 1995, was a resident of Richmond, and his sudden and violent death sent ripples of sorrow thro ...
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  • 2 Richmond men arrested in connection to city's 60th homicide
  • Police ID Richmond's 60th homicide victim of 2016
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