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Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness

Case from Hampton, VA dated May 16, 2014

Victim Details

Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness

Male

Black / African American

Hampton

VA

2014-05-16

18

Elijah-Juan

Zaire Vanness

07/12/2026

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On a tragic Friday afternoon, May 16, 2014, the life of 18-year-old Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness, a Black male from Hampton, Virginia, was cut short by an act of violence. The incident unfolded in the 100 block of Spanish Trail, where Vanness and two other individuals were sitting inside a vehicle. An armed assailant approached them and demanded their belongings.

During the robbery attempt, Vanness resisted the attacker. This act of defiance led to the assailant firing a single, fatal gunsho ...
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  • WTKR.com: UPDATE: Teen arrested in connection with deadly shooting in Hampton
  • WTKR.com: 18-year-old shot and killed in Hampton while sitting in car
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