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Foday Cheeks

Case from Fawn-grove, PA dated Sep 13, 2016

Victim Details

Foday Cheeks

Male

Black / African American

Fawn-grove

PA

2016-09-13

31

Foday

Cheeks

07/12/2026

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In the quiet of a September evening in 2016, the life of 31-year-old Foday Cheeks was violently cut short in his Fawn Township, Pennsylvania, home. On the night of September 13th, while Cheeks was playing video games with two teenage boys, two armed intruders, a man and a woman, forced their way into the residence. The male assailant shot Cheeks almost immediately upon entering. Also present in the home was 26-year-old Danielle Taylor, who was in the kitchen at the time. She too would not surviv ...
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  • ABC27: Woman jailed for fatal home invasion shooting dies in prison
  • York Dispatch: Coroner ID's victims in Fawn Township fatal shootings
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