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Lyla Campbell

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Feb 15, 2023

Victim Details

Lyla Campbell

Female

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2023-02-15

7

Lyla

Campbell

07/02/2026

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In a quiet apartment in Swissvale, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the lives of 7-year-old Lyla Campbell and her mother, Megan, were brought to a tragic and violent end. On the morning of February 15, 2023, the two were found shot to death in their home, a place that should have been their sanctuary. The discovery was made after a 911 call reporting chest pains led first responders to the apartment building. When they were unable to make contact, they enlisted the help of the building mana ...
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  • Kareef Easington, wanted in Swissvale double homicide, taken into custody
  • WPXI: Mother, 7-year-old daughter shot, killed in Swissvale; Police looking to talk with cousin of victims
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