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Wyllyam James Sheffey

Case from Painesville, OH dated Jun 07, 2025

Victim Details

Wyllyam James Sheffey, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Painesville

OH

2025-06-07

20

Wyllyam

James Sheffey

07/13/2026

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Wyllyam James Sheffey Jr., 20, a male, Black/African American, was driving through downtown Painesville on the evening of June 7, 2025, when gunfire tore through the intersection of North State Street and Rockwood Drive. Officers arrived just before 8 p.m. to find Wyllyam James Sheffey Jr., 20, in the driver’s seat of a car stopped in the roadway; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police emphasized the shooting was targeted and not connected to a nearby community block party. Two other peop ...
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  • https://www.cleveland19.com: 20-year-old dead, 2 more injured after downtown Painesville shooting
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