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Emanuel Boneza

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Sep 18, 2018

Victim Details

Emanuel Boneza

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2018-09-18

32

Emanuel

Boneza

07/18/2026

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Emanuel Boneza, a 32-year-old man of Rwandan descent, tragically lost his life on September 18, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The incident that led to his death began in a ravine in Avalon, where he was with two other men, Musa Ramadhan Muya and Salim Hamadi Salim. The three men were taking turns shooting a semi-automatic pistol that Muya had brought with him. At some point, Boneza, being the only one of legal drinking age, went to buy beer for the group.

A dispute arose when Boneza ...
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  • PennLive.com: Buying wrong beer ends in fatal shooting: reports
  • Police: Dispute Over Beer Leads To Fatal Avalon Shooting
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