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Jo Lawrence Stewart

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Dec 26, 2017

Victim Details

Jo Lawrence Stewart

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2017-12-26

7

Jo

Lawrence Stewart

07/10/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on December 26, 2017, 7-year-old Jo Lawrence Stewart, a male, was fatally shot in a home on Columbia Avenue in Swissvale, a borough just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The young boy was found lying on top of his father, 29-year-old Walter Stewart Jr., who was also killed in the incident. The shooting, which authorities believed was the result of a drug deal gone wrong, unfolded at approximately 4:30 p.m. Jo Lawrence was rushed to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ...
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  • WHP: Police: Man, young boy killed in shooting at home
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Three charged in Swissvale shooting that killed 7-year-old boy and his father
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