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Edward James Bennis

Death by Force
Case Description
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On February 2, 2024, 26-year-old Edward James Bennis, a White male, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident outside Norton's Riverside Bar and Grill in Crystal River, Florida. Bennis, an employee at the establishment, was attempting to intervene in an altercation when he was fatally shot.

The incident began when 24-year-old Gabriel Hugh Trainor, a patron of the bar, engaged in a minor altercation with another individual inside the premises. The confrontation escalated and moved t ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Edward James Bennis

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Crystal River

    FL

    2024-02-02

    26

    Edward

    James Bennis

    litigation

    11/16/2025

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