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Matthew W Kennedy

Case from Port Penn, DE dated May 31, 2015

Victim Details

Matthew Kennedy

Male

White / Caucasian

Port Penn

DE

2015-05-31

43

Matthew

W Kennedy

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Matthew W. Kennedy was a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male whose life was cut short after a late-night shooting at VFW Post 838 in Port Penn, Delaware. In the early hours of Sunday, May 31, 2015, Kennedy was in the parking lot of the VFW at 15 West Market Street when he was shot multiple times. The shooting occurred at approximately 12:35 a.m., leaving him critically wounded.

Kennedy was taken to Christiana Hospital, where doctors attempted to save him. Although the Delaware State Police ...
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