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Shawn Cavender

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jan 19, 2016

Victim Details

Shawn Cavender

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2016-01-19

2016-01-19

39

Shawn

Cavender

Yes

07/09/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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Shawn Cavender, a 39-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, was shot on January 19, 2016, inside a home in the 100 block of Southern Avenue in Pittsburgh's Mount Washington neighborhood. Police said the shooting followed an argument shortly before 11 p.m., and the shooter fled after Cavender was wounded. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities and taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he later died.

The case soon centered on Tyrone Germany of McKees Rocks. Prosecut ...
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