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Alain Orsoni, a 71-year-old former Corsican separatist leader and ex-president of AC Ajaccio, was killed by a sniper during his mother's funeral in Vero; investigators say the long-range shooting is a murder by organised crime, reflecting enduring Corsican nationalist tensions and rival gang links.
Ronald Banks, a 30-year-old pallbearer, was killed at a 10-year-old girl's funeral service due to a long-standing business dispute between two funeral homes. The funeral home owner charged with murder was served a peace order at the cemetery before confrontations arose and gunfire erupted. Banks' family describes him as a loving father who was doing the right thing serving as a pallbearer. The shooting is believed to stem from competition over city dollars, including funds from the Crime Victims Compensation Program. No one from either funeral home has responded to requests for comment.
The owner of a funeral service company, Wilson Wesley Chavis, has been arrested and charged with murder after a fatal shooting at the funeral of 10-year-old Arianna Davis. The victim, Ronald Steven Banks, was a pallbearer at the burial service being held at the cemetery. Police say the shooting started over a long-standing business dispute between Chavis' company, Compassion and Serenity Funeral Home, and Freeman Funeral Services. Chavis allegedly confronted two people affiliated with Freeman Funeral Services and fired shots, killing Banks. Court documents reveal that Freeman had filed for a temporary peace order against Chavis in mid-May for alleged threatening and harassing behavior.
One person is dead and another injured after a shooting at the burial of a 10-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet on Mother's Day in Southeast, D.C. The shooting victims were in a dispute "not directly related to the funeral," and one person is in police custody. The identities and relationship between the victims are unknown. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) who shot and killed the 10-year-old girl.
A man was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting at the funeral of 10-year-old Arianna Davis, who was killed by a stray bullet on Mother's Day. The incident occurred at Washington National Cemetery, and police believe it was a dispute unrelated to the funeral. One person is in custody. This comes after a similar shooting at a funeral in Northeast D.C. two months ago.