Benjamin Mark Pennington, age 24

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Lost to gun violence on September 2, 2006 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

49-year-old Douglas W. Pennington, killed himself and his two sons, 26-year-old Logan P. Pennington, and 24-year-old Benjamin M. Pennington, during a visit to the campus of Shepherd University.

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