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Don Phillips II

Case from Vero-beach, FL dated Oct 10, 2018

Victim Details

Don Phillips II

Male

Black / African American

Vero-beach

FL

2018-10-10

29

Don

Phillips II

06/24/2026

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Don Gregory Phillips II, a 29-year-old African American male from Vero Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 10, 2018. Phillips was described as an aspiring barber and a father of one. On the night of his death, Phillips was sitting in an SUV with a friend at a relative's home in Gifford, a neighborhood in Vero Beach. Around 9 p.m., Richard Peterson III, a 23-year-old male, approached the vehicle from behind and confronted Phillips with a shotgun. Peterson, who had a history of fel ...
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  • TCPalm: Gifford man dead in shooting Wednesday on 38th Avenue
  • Passionate plea from mother of slain man - WPBF
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