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Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness, an 18-year-old from Hampton, Virginia, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2014. The incident occurred in the early afternoon when Hampton police responded to a call about a shooting in the 100 block of Spanish Trail. Upon arrival, officers found Vanness with a single gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.
The investigation revealed that Vanness and two other individ ...Read More
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Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness
Male
Black / African American
Hampton
VA
2014-05-16
18
Elijah-Juan
Zaire Vanness
11/13/2025
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Does anyone else wonder how much community support can change the course of justice for cases like E... ...Read More
07/28/2024
07/28/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the implications of Vanness trying to resist during the robbery. It's... ...Read More
04/23/2024
04/23/2024
Hi everyone, I've been following Elijah-Juan Zaire Vanness's case and something that really stands o... ...Read More
08/09/2023
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