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James Lane-Sims

Case from Mckeesport, PA dated Jul 06, 2012

Victim Details

James Andre Lane-Sims

Male

Mckeesport

PA

2012-07-06

20

James

Lane-Sims

07/16/2026

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In the summer of 2012, a young man's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence that continues to haunt his family and the city of Mckeesport, Pennsylvania. James Lane-Sims, a 20-year-old white male, was known as a hardworking and ambitious individual with a passion for cars. A 2010 graduate of Mckeesport Area High School, he was working as a cook at a local Taco Bell, saving up to attend school for auto mechanics. His life was full of promise and dreams for the future.

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  • WTAE: Reward available in 2012 McKeesport homicide investigation
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