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Shawnta Lysheema Coleman

Death by Force
Case Description
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Shawnta Lysheema Coleman, a 33-year-old woman from Alexandria, Virginia, was tragically found dead on April 7, 2011, in Bladensburg, Maryland. Her body was discovered behind an apartment complex in the 5600 block of Emerson Street around 10:30 p.m. She had been shot to death, and a baby was found unharmed in a car seat near her body. The baby was turned over to social service workers, and it was unclear whether the child was related to Coleman.

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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/woman-carrying-a-baby-killed-in-bladensburg/2011/04/08/AFFwrb1C_blog.html
  • Baby Found Next to Slain Alexandria Woman – NBC4 Washington
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    Victim Details

    Shawnta Lysheema Coleman

    Female

    Bladensburg

    MD

    2011-04-07

    33

    Shawnta

    Lysheema Coleman

    11/26/2025

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