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Ricky Ellerbe

Case from Henrico, VA dated Jul 11, 2012

Victim Details

Ricky L. Ellerbe

Male

Black / African American

Henrico

VA

2012-07-11

33

Ricky

Ellerbe

07/01/2026

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In the summer of 2012, a 33-year-old man named Ricky Ellerbe was killed in what appeared to be a robbery in Henrico, Virginia. His body was discovered in an alleyway on July 11, 2012. He had been shot, and it is believed the motive for his murder was the theft of the $15 and a cell phone he was carrying at the time. Family members had become concerned when they were unable to reach him, having called him multiple times without an answer. It is thought that he may have been deceased for several h ...
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  • https://www.nbc12.com: Family speaks out on shooting deaths of relative & dog
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch: UPDATE: Henrico police shot dead man's pit bull, family says
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