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Chris Pennington

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jan 09, 2017

Victim Details

Chris Pennington

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2017-01-09

32

Chris

Pennington

07/20/2026

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In the afternoon hours of January 9, 2017, Chris Pennington, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot in the 2400 block of West Baltimore Street. Responding officers found Pennington at the scene around 2 p.m. and transported him to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The incident was not a random act of violence but rather a targeted killing with roots in a criminal underworld dispute.

An investigation into the shooting revealed a connection to the 'Trained To Go' gang, a v ...
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  • Instagram: Instagram post by @murder_ink_bmore • Jan 10, 2017 at 1:27pm UTC
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