IPhone Shut off and won't turn back on

My iPhone 3GS just shut down and won't do anything. I've tried pressing the top button, toggling the top and bottom button, plugging in to charge it, and syncing it, but it just stays black and non-responsive. Any suggestions?

Home + Sleep does not restore. It simply resets you need to put your iPhone in recovery mode (hopefully you backup your phone frequently):
1. Open iTunes.
2. Connect iPhone to Computer.
3. Press and hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously.
4. As soon as the screen goes black release the Sleep/Wake button BUT continue holding the home button until you see a pop up a message in iTunes telling you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
5. Sync and restore.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if it does not so I can provide more help.

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