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Brooke Nia Zimmer Raia

Case from Altoona, PA dated Dec 19, 2023

Victim Details

Brooke Nia Zimmer Raia

Female

White / Caucasian

Altoona

PA

2023-12-19

34

Brooke

Nia Zimmer Raia

07/10/2026

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On December 19, 2023, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, 34-year-old Brooke Nia Zimmerman, also known as Brooke Raia, tragically lost her life in an apparent murder-suicide. Authorities report that her husband, 39-year-old Blase Raia, fatally shot Brooke in the head before turning the gun on himself in the basement of their residence on South Dartmouth Lane. This incident is believed to have stemmed from a domestic dispute.

At the time of the shooting, four of the couple's five children were pre ...
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  • WTAJ - www.wtaj.com: Two dead after murder-suicide in Altoona
  • pennlive: Two killed in possible murder-suicide in Pa. township: reports
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