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Sharece Branche

Case from Mechanicsville, VA dated Jul 21, 2016

Victim Details

Sharece Branche

Female

Black / African American

Mechanicsville

VA

2016-07-21

24

Sharece

Branche

07/07/2026

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On a summer day in July 2016, the life of 24-year-old Sharece Shalynn Branche-Arnold came to a tragic and violent end in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The young mother was a passenger in a vehicle when she was shot in the head, an act that caused the car to crash. Her young daughter was present in the vehicle and witnessed the horrific event.

The initial investigation by law enforcement quickly led them to a suspect. The driver of the vehicle, who was the victim's husband, was taken into cust ...
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