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Michael Williams Shields

Case from Amity, PA dated Aug 06, 2016

Victim Details

Michael Williams Shields

Male

White / Caucasian

Amity

PA

2016-08-06

28

Michael

Williams Shields

07/15/2026

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On a summer evening in Amity, Pennsylvania, 28-year-old Michael Williams Shields was fatally shot in what authorities described as a botched robbery. The incident occurred on August 6, 2016, outside a garage on East Ben Franklin Highway where Shields was known to work on cars. That night, a man approached Shields and an acquaintance with the intent of stealing a motorcycle at gunpoint. During the confrontation, the assailant pistol-whipped Shields' friend, causing a head injury, and then tragica ...
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  • Amity police seek suspected gunman in fatal shooting
  • Reading Eagle: Amity man fatally shot in township garage | Reading Eagle - NEWS
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