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Jameal Akeem Earnest

Case from Norfolk, VA dated Mar 17, 2012

Victim Details

Jameal Akeem Earnest

Male

Black / African American

Norfolk

VA

2012-03-17

20

Jameal

Akeem Earnest

07/09/2026

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Jameal Akeem Earnest, a 20-year-old Black male, was a resident of Norfolk, Virginia. On the evening of March 17, 2012, a day marked by St. Patrick's Day celebrations, tragedy struck. Earnest was fatally wounded in a shooting incident in Norfolk. The promising life of the young man, known affectionately as 'Omelly' to his friends and family, was cut short by an act of gun violence.

Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 27, 1991, Jameal was the son of William L. Earnest Jr. and Thalia ...
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