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Joel Phillips

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Aug 20, 2020

Victim Details

Joel Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2020-08-20

22

Joel

Phillips

07/28/2026

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In the summer of 2020, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in St. Louis. Joel Phillips, a 22-year-old male, was found deceased in the driver's seat of his vehicle on the evening of August 20, 2020. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a McDonald's on Hampton Avenue in the Clayton-Tamm neighborhood. When police responded to the scene, they discovered Phillips had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • KMOV.com: Man shot, killed in McDonald's parking lot in Clayton-Tamm neighborhood identified
  • FOX 2: Fatal shooting at McDonald’s on Hampton
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