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Mother Grieves 8-Year-Old Boy Shot, Killed in Landover

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Gun violenceAugust 25, 2021 5:38 pm

Mother Grieves 8-Year-Old Boy Shot, Killed in Landover

Peyton “PJ” Evans was playing video games inside a Landover apartment when someone started shooting into the building, striking and killing him. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with the boy’s mother.

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