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Emma Redlinger

Case from Vinton, IA dated Feb 24, 2015

Victim Details

Emma Redlinger

Female

White / Caucasian

Vinton

IA

2015-02-24

14

Emma

Redlinger

07/13/2026

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On a Tuesday evening in the small town of Vinton, Iowa, the life of 14-year-old Emma Redlinger, a Caucasian female, was irrevocably altered. On February 24, 2015, inside a home in Vinton, a. 22 caliber rifle discharged while being handled by another teenager, striking the Vinton-Shellsburg High School freshman in the head. Emma was rushed to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where she remained in critical condition for several days. Despite medical efforts, she succumbed ...
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  • VSHS freshman in critical condition after accidental shooting Tuesday - News - Vinton Today, A News Cooperative :: Vinton Iowa
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