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Lionel Bird L. Phillips

Case from Chesapeake, VA dated May 15, 2012

Victim Details

Lionel Bird L. Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Chesapeake

VA

2012-05-15

53

Lionel

Bird L. Phillips

06/21/2026

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On a spring evening in Chesapeake, Virginia, the life of Lionel Bird L. Phillips, a 53-year-old Black / African American male, was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On May 15, 2012, Phillips was fatally shot inside a residence in the South Norfolk borough of the city. The incident led to the arrest of the homeowner, 89-year-old John Boyd.

Following an investigation into the shooting, Chesapeake police charged Boyd with murder in connection with Phillips' death. The elderly man was taken ...
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