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In the early hours of a winter morning in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 27-year-old Detoine Melton was tragically cut short. On February 16, 2026, he was fatally shot in the Whitcomb Court neighborhood. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery, with no publicly available information about any suspects or arrests in the case.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene on Deforest Street before 7:00 a.m., where they discovered Mr. Melton's body in the backya ...Read More

Victim Details

Detoine Melton

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2026-02-16

27

Detoine

Melton

04/15/2026