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David Simms Jr.

Case from Johnstown, PA dated Apr 26, 2026

Victim Details

David Simms, Jr.

Male

Johnstown

PA

2026-04-26

22

David

Simms Jr.

07/10/2026

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In the early hours of Sunday, April 26, 2026, the life of 22-year-old David Simms Jr. was tragically cut short in the Moxham neighborhood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Police were called to a residence on Park Avenue around 3 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered Simms on the back porch, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

The death of the young man marked a grim escalation in a series of violent events that had recently plagued the city. His ki ...
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  • WJAC: Coroner IDs victim of deadly shooting outside Moxham home
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