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Raynna Church

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Nov 04, 2012

Victim Details

Raynna Church

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2012-11-04

2012-11-04

31

Raynna

Church

06/28/2026


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On a Sunday night in November 2012, 31-year-old Raynna Church, a new mother from Penn Hills, was shot and killed while sitting in a car in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. The shooting occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on Monticello Street, where police believe a robbery may have been the motive for the deadly assault.

Two vehicles were stopped on the street when at least one individual began firing into them. The car Raynna Church was in crashed in the 7100 block of Monticello Street. ...
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  • Woman dies, two men hurt in street shooting - WTAE
  • Woman killed, 2 shot in Homewood incidents - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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