In the early hours of March 24, 2018, the atmosphere at BJ's Lounge in Opelika, Alabama, turned from lively to tragic. Inside the Staley Avenue nightclub, 35-year-old Carnelious Richmond, an African American man known affectionately to friends and family as 'Chino,' 'Chiweezy,' and 'Neil,' was shot multiple times. The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 AM, prompting a swift response from Opelika Police, Fire, and EMS personnel. Despite their life-saving efforts, Richmond was pronounced dead at
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