"Motivated by Dispute: Virginia Graduation Shooting Leaves Two Dead"

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Source: The Independent
"Motivated by Dispute: Virginia Graduation Shooting Leaves Two Dead"
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Amari Pollard, a 19-year-old suspect, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, which left seven people injured and two dead. The victims were identified as Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather Lorenzo Smith, 36. The Richmond Police Department has stated that the shooting was not a random act but resulted from an ongoing dispute between Pollard and Jackson. A GoFundMe has been set up to support the victims' family, which has raised over $20,000.

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