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Vidal Lamont Sills

Case from Newport-news, VA dated Apr 25, 2014

Victim Details

Vidal Lamont Sills

Male

Black / African American

Newport-news

VA

2014-04-25

41

Vidal

Lamont Sills

07/02/2026

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On the evening of April 25, 2014, in Newport News, Virginia, Vidal Lamont Sills, a 41-year-old Black male, was visiting his ex-girlfriend and their daughter, bringing them food. Remembered by friends as a generous man who often helped others, his visit to the apartment building in the 13000 block of Sojourner Court in the Denbigh area would tragically be his last. An argument erupted between Sills and another man, 24-year-old Joshua Johnson Caffey, also of Newport News.

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  • WTKR.com: Police looking for man who shot 41-year-old man shot to death in Newport News

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    I was reading through some of the court documents and noticed something that struck me. It seems tha... ...Read More
    05/20/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the witnesses of that tragic night on Sojourner Court. They must be... ...Read More
    09/26/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about Vidal Sills' case, especially as the trial date approaches. It's incr... ...Read More
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