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Dorothy Baines

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Jun 27, 2026

Victim Details

Dorothy Baines

Female

Black / African American

Las Vegas

NV

2026-06-27

58

Dorothy

Baines

07/12/2026

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In the summer of 2026, the life of 58-year-old Dorothy Baines, a woman described by her family as the heart of their world, was tragically cut short. On June 28, 2026, Baines was found deceased in her Las Vegas residence near Lake Mead Boulevard and Decatur, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. Her daughters, overwhelmed with grief, learned of their mother's death not from a compassionate notification from authorities, but through the impersonal lens of a news report, a detail that amplified the ...
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  • https://www.fox5vegas.com: Family calls for justice after woman found shot dead inside Las Vegas home
  • https://www.8newsnow.com/crime/las-vegas-metro-police-investigate-homicide-near-lake-mead-decatur-boulevards/
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