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Shawn Anthony Lopes

Case from Duluth, GA dated Mar 29, 2017

Victim Details

Shawn Anthony Lopes

Male

Black / African American

Duluth

GA

2017-03-29

19

Shawn

Anthony Lopes

07/12/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Duluth, Georgia, a gathering of friends turned into a scene of tragedy. Nineteen-year-old Shawn Anthony Lopes, a male, was with his friends at a home on Hailston Drive on March 29, 2017, when what was described as an accidental shooting occurred. The incident happened sometime after 1:30 a.m. Lopes was struck in the chest by a single bullet.

His friends rushed him to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, but the wound proved to be fatal, an ...
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  • WSBTV: Teen killed in accidental shooting at house party, police say
  • Gwinnett teen dies after early morning shooting; suspect arrested
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