A family dispute in Strawberry Mansion ended in fatal violence on the night of July 25, 2019. Vera Coward, 59, was shot inside a home on the 2600 block of North 33rd Street after an argument with her brother that had begun earlier that day at a car dealership. Police say she was struck twice in the chest and twice in the stomach and was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.

Authorities identified her brother, 65-year-old Wallace Coward, as the shooter. He was arrested and charged with murder and related offenses; later filings place Wallace D. Coward in Pennsylvania state custody. The reports describe the killing as a domestic, family-related shooting rather than a random act of violence.

If anyone knew Vera or has information about the events that led to that night, please share what you know.