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Case Description
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In the quiet early morning hours of February 28, 2016, a selfless act of brotherly love ended in tragedy in a Petersburg, Virginia apartment. Deshawn Shaw, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot while shielding his younger brother from a barrage of bullets. The incident, which also left his 20-year-old brother, Dontavia Shaw, with non-life-threatening injuries, unfolded during what police believe was a robbery that went tragically wrong.

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Victim Details

Deshawn Shaw

Male

Black / African American

Petersburg

VA

2016-02-28

22

Deshawn

Shaw

01/07/2026