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Brendan Anton van Zweel

Case from Fairland, OK dated Mar 24, 2020

Victim Details

Brendan Anton van Zweel

Male

White / Caucasian

Fairland

OK

2020-03-24

25

Brendan

Anton van Zweel

07/03/2026

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On the evening of March 24, 2020, Brendan Anton van Zweel, a 25-year-old white male from Fairland, Oklahoma, went with his mother and her brother to the rural home of his mother’s former boyfriend on East 230 Road after learning that the man was threatening to harm himself. The property, a trailer home at Gray’s Ranch along 60800 East 230 Road in Ottawa County, became the setting for a confrontation that began as a worried family’s attempt to intervene in a mental health crisis and turned ...
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  • Joplin Globe: Man killed, two injured, including state trooper, in Fairland shooting
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    Has anyone else read about the bravery Brendan showed that night? Amid such a dangerous situation, h... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the mental health aspect of this case? It's so tragic what happe... ...Read More
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    I can't get Brendan Anton van Zweel out of my mind. What struck me most about this terrible incident... ...Read More
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