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Brenda L Lambert

Case from Charlottesville, VA dated Jul 04, 2024

Victim Details

Brenda L Lambert

Female

White / Caucasian

Charlottesville

VA

2024-07-04

81

Brenda

L Lambert

06/29/2026

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On July 4, 2024, 81-year-old Brenda Lois Lambert was found deceased in her Charlottesville, Virginia, home from a gunshot wound. The discovery was made by police officers who were responding to a request for a welfare check at her residence on Monte Vista Avenue in the early afternoon.

Upon entering the home, authorities also found Lambert's husband, 85-year-old James Marvin Shea Jr., with serious injuries. He was transported to the UVA Hospital for medical treatment and was reported to b ...
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  • The News Leader: Charlottesville PD: Woman, 81, shot to death in suicide pact as husband survives
  • Brenda L Lambert, age 81 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the role that aging and health concerns might have played in this t... ...Read More
    08/17/2024
    Did anyone see the interview with the neighbor on the news? I found it really eye-opening. They've l... ...Read More
    07/30/2024
    Does anyone else find themselves just thinking about what Brenda and James might have been going thr... ...Read More
    07/10/2024
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