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Shanay M. Brown

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Apr 07, 2018

Victim Details

Shanay M. Brown

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2018-04-07

29

Shanay

M. Brown

06/29/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on April 7, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 29-year-old Shanay M. Brown, an African American woman, lost her life. Her death was the result of a devastating murder-suicide that also claimed the life of 27-year-old Daniel Gordy. The incident unfolded inside their home on the 6200 block of Webster Street.

Police were initially called to the residence with a report that a man had shot his girlfriend and was barricaded inside with their three children. Officers ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police ID man, woman dead in West Phila. murder-suicide
  • WHP: Couple found dead inside home in apparent murder-suicide

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