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Mom of 7 shot dead while holding her infant, family says

The Independent World · 26 August 2026 at 21:25

Mom of 7 shot dead while holding her infant, family says

Six of Shawanda Alston’s seven children were home at the time of the shooting

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Mom of 7 shot dead while holding her infant, family says

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