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Pensacola youth group mentor remembers 19-year-old killed in Downtown Pensacola shooting

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By Melanie Levi
| WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL) Verified
Wed, July 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM Updated Wed, July 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM Youth group mentor Hassan Hills shared memories of PJ and his life before he was killed early Sunday morning. (Courtesy of Hassan Hills) PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two people were arrested Tuesday in connection to the deadly shooting in Downtown Pensacola this past weekend. Seven people were shot -- including 19-year-old Phillip Sheppard Jr., who died at the scene.
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Medical examiner cleared to testify in ex-Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon's manslaughter trial

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By Melanie Levi
| WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL) Verified
Tue, July 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM Chief medical examiner Dr. Deanna Oleske will be allowed to testify freely in Ben Brown's manslaughter trial. (WEAR) Brown is charged with "manslaughter by culpable negligence" in the death of his wife Hillary Brown. He performed multiple cosmetic surgeries on Hillary in November 2023, including liposuction, before she had a seizure and died a week later.
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Medical examiner cleared to testify in ex-Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon's manslaughter trial

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By Melanie Levi
| WTLF-TV (Midway, FL) Verified
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Former Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Brown was back in court on Tuesday. Brown is charged with "manslaughter by culpable negligence" in the death of his wife Hillary Brown. He performed multiple cosmetic surgeries on Hillary in November 2023, including liposuction, before she had a seizure and died a week later. Tuesday's hearing was focused on testimony from the medical examiner and whether she had the expertise to determine Hillary's cause of death.
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