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On July 2, 1977, 54-year-old Wilbur Brookens, a white male from Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot while attempting to assist at a cabin fire. The fire had been deliberately set by his neighbor, 33-year-old Gary Lee Rock. Brookens was shot in the chest and died from the gunshot wound.
Rock's actions that day were premeditated. After setting fire to his cabin and shed, he armed himself and waited for responders. When Brookens approached the scene to help, Rock shot him. Shortly ...Read More
Rock's actions that day were premeditated. After setting fire to his cabin and shed, he armed himself and waited for responders. When Brookens approached the scene to help, Rock shot him. Shortly ...Read More
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Wilbur Brookens
Fayetteville
PA
1977-07-02
54
Wilbur
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