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Laffayette Gordon

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Oct 31, 2020

Victim Details

Laffayette Gordon

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2020-10-31

21

Laffayette

Gordon

07/08/2026

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On a Halloween night in Pittsburgh, what should have been a time of festivities turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 21-year-old Laffayette Gordon and two others. The incident unfolded on October 31, 2020, in the Allentown neighborhood of the city. It was shortly after 9 p.m. when the sound of gunfire shattered the evening calm on Beltzhoover Avenue.

The violence is believed to have started in the street before moving into a house. When police arrived at the scene, the ...
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  • https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/3-victims-identified-deadly-pittsburgh-shooting-halloween/U5GW3TUUKZB6PPJH5D5UTMKARI/
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Allentown shooting claims third fatality after victim dies at hospital
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