Victor M. Snipes (legally changed later to Victor M. Turner; March 19, 1970 – April 7, 2007) was an American

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player. He played for

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before joining

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. In 1992, he led NCAA Division I in steals with 3.44 per game. He was arrested in September 1991 for unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to one year of court supervision.Surico, Dave
"Ne Ill.'s Snipes Held In Robbery"
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, raised in

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, and eventually a resident of

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

, Snipes died in Kenosha on April 7, 2007, at age 37. At the time of his death he was a professional

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