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Robert Bowman

Case from Richmond, VA dated May 26, 2013

Victim Details

Robert Leanders Smurf Bowman, Jr.

Male

Richmond

VA

2013-05-26

31

Robert

Bowman

07/03/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 31-year-old Robert Leanders 'Smurf' Bowman Jr. was tragically cut short. On May 26, 2013, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police responded to the intersection of Mechanicsville Turnpike and Carver Street in the city's East End to find Bowman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services arrived quickly at the scene and transported him to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced ...
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  • Legacy.com: ROBERT BOWMAN - Obituary
  • Killed – Robert L. Bowman, Jr. (Richmond, VA)

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