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Sylvester Nichols

Case from Richmond, VA dated May 07, 2015

Victim Details

Sylvester Nichols

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2015-05-07

24

Sylvester

Nichols

07/06/2026

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In the spring of 2015, the life of a young Richmond, Virginia man was tragically cut short by violence. Sylvester T. Nichols V, a 24-year-old male, was shot and killed on the evening of May 7, 2015. The incident that claimed his life took place on Midlothian Turnpike, a busy thoroughfare in the city. At the time of his death, details surrounding the motive and the events leading up to the shooting were not publicly released by authorities. The case was classified as a homicide, prompting an inve ...
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  • RVANews: Richmond homicides in 2015
  • Chesterfield police make arrest in Family Dollar homicide
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