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Ray Shawn Wood

Case from Upper-darby, PA dated Aug 21, 2023

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Ray Shawn Wood

Upper-darby

PA

2023-08-21

36

Ray

Shawn Wood

07/05/2026

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On August 21, 2023, 36-year-old Ray Shawn Wood was fatally shot during a funeral luncheon in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The event, held on the 600 block of Long Lane, was attended by approximately 50 to 100 people mourning the recent death of James Ford, who had been killed days earlier in Clifton Heights. As attendees were leaving the venue around 5:15 p.m., a gunman exited a dark-colored Chevrolet Malibu and opened fire into the crowd. Wood was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others ...
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  • Delco Times: Man killed in Upper Darby at event for slaying victim identified
  • FOX 29 News Philadelphia: Deadly retaliation shooting in Upper Darby leaves neighbors shaken: 'Where's the value of life?'
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    I can't stop thinking about the trauma for those who were simply attending a funeral luncheon to pay... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else read about the gun used in the shooting at the funeral luncheon? It sounds like the ... ...Read More
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