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Duane Mays

Case from Pittsburg, KS dated Feb 17, 2023

Victim Details

Duane Mays

Male

White / Caucasian

Pittsburg

KS

2023-02-17

51

Duane

Mays

Accidental

06/24/2026

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In the late afternoon of Friday, February 17, 2023, a violent altercation in Pittsburg, Kansas, tragically ended the life of 51-year-old David Duane Mays, a White male from the nearby town of Weir. The incident unfolded around 2:30 p.m. near the address of 1023 N. Main Street. It was then that the Pittsburg Police Department received a distressing 911 call reporting a shooting. The caller was later identified as one of the suspects, 43-year-old Collin Pal Gebford.

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  • https://www.kwch.com: 2 men arrested for murder in SE Kansas
  • https://www.kctv5.com: Suspect arrested in Crawford County homicide
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