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Maryland Funeral Company Owner Sentenced to 35 Years for Shooting Pallbearer During Child’s Service

SUITLAND, MARYLAND, JUL 11 – Wilson Chavis was sentenced for second-degree murder after fatally shooting pallbearer Ronald Banks during a funeral service he hosted, with a 60-year term but 25 years suspended.

Washington National Cemetery where the fatal shooting of a pallbearer took place during the funeral of 10-year-old Ariana Davis on June 6, 2023.(WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Washington National Cemetery where the fatal shooting of a pallbearer took place during the funeral of 10-year-old Ariana Davis on June 6, 2023.(WTOP/Matt Kaufax) The owner of a Prince George’s County, Maryland, funeral company has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally shoo…

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WUSA9 broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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