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April 29, 2024

Shooting suspects surrender to police

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

Senior Reporter

tbrown@yourmvi.com

Two men have turned themselves in on homicide charges related to the death of an 18-year-old Monongahela teen earlier this month. Annalaya Wilkerson was fatally shot April 13 in the 500 block of Jolly School Road in South Franklin Township. 

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