Gunfire-filled weekend marks troubling milestone for Lynchburg
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – It was a gunfire-filled weekend in Lynchburg – which resulted in the Hill City marking a troubling milestone.
Police responded to a report of shots fired on the 1800-block of Park Avenue around 3:40 a.m. Sunday.
Officers found 65-year-old Gary Braxton with a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
Neighbor Arthur Palmer says he knew Braxton.
“He was always the same. He didn’t raise his voice, didn’t show no kind of violence. He was just an ordinary, happy man,” said Palmer.
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