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11 Jun 2023, 3:07 pm

"Md. funeral company owner charged in fatally shooting pallbearer makes first court appearance"

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A Maryland funeral home owner charged in the shooting and killing a pallbearer at a 10-year-old girl’s funeral service made his first court appearance Friday.

The judge ordered 48-year-old Wilson Chavis, of Hughesville, to be held without bond until his next court appearance in July.

He’s been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the shooting death of 30-year-old Ronald Banks, of D.C., who served as a pallbearer at Washington National Cemetery in Suitland on Tuesday.

Police said it happened around 1:20 p.m. just as the funeral service for 10-year-old Ariana Davis was about to begin. Davis was hit by a stray bullet while riding home in the back seat of a car in Northeast D.C. on Mother’s Day and died a few days later.


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11 Jun 2023, 3:55 pm

I guess that's one method of securing repeat customers.


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07 Aug 2023, 6:47 am

You do hear about gangs doing drive-bys ...at the funeral of victims of...previous gang violences.

But Ive never head of the owner of a funeral home shooting a pall bearer at a funeral before. 8O



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07 Aug 2023, 8:34 am

This is bizarre. I suspect America has a problem with gun violence *sarcasm*


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07 Aug 2023, 8:35 am

funeralxempire wrote:
I guess that's one method of securing repeat customers.


I shouldn't laugh at that but it made me LOL a lot.


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