Daniel Shaver

Murdered
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On January 18, 2016, Daniel Leetin Shaver, a 26-year-old pest control specialist from Granbury, Texas, was fatally shot by police officer Philip Brailsford in the hallway of a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Mesa, Arizona. Shaver was in Mesa on a business trip and had invited two acquaintances, Monique Portillo and Luis Nuñez, to his hotel room for drinks. During this gathering, he showed them a scoped air rifle he used for his job to exterminate birds in grocery stores. At one point, the gun w ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Daniel Shaver

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Mesa

    AZ

    2016-01-18

    26

    Daniel

    Shaver

    Yes

    12/03/2024

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    Is there going to be a memorial service held in honor of Daniel? I think it would be a respectful wa... ...Read More
    09/29/2024
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