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Gwendolyn Ray

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated May 05, 2012

Victim Details

Gwendolyn Ray

Female

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2012-05-05

50

Gwendolyn

Ray

07/20/2026

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On the evening of May 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri, Gwendolyn Ray, a 50-year-old female, was tragically killed in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of her daughter and infant grandson. The devastating incident unfolded at the apartment Gwendolyn shared with her daughter, 22-year-old Breiana Ray.

The perpetrator was Eric Lawson, Breiana's ex-boyfriend and the father of her 10-month-old son, Aiden Lawson. On that fatal day, Lawson went to the apartment and shot both Gw ...
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  • FOX 2: Family And Friends Hold Vigil For Ray Family
  • STLtoday.com: Services set for grandmother, mother and child killed in St. Louis Saturday night
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