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Philip Scarlett

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jan 13, 2019

Victim Details

Philip Scarlett

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2019-01-13

43

Philip

Scarlett

07/10/2026

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On a Sunday afternoon in January 2019, a tragic event unfolded in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, forever altering the lives of a family. Philip Scarlett, a 43-year-old Black male, was fatally shot while protecting his teenage daughter from two armed assailants. The incident occurred inside a building at the Kingsborough Houses, a public housing complex. Scarlett was at his girlfriend's sixth-floor apartment awaiting a visit from his 14-year-old daughter, who was coming to get money ...
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  • Father fatally shot while protecting daughter from attackers in Crown Heights
  • New York Post: Brooklyn man shot in the pelvis and killed, gunmen still at large: NYPD
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    I’ve been following the case of Philip Scarlett for a while now, and each detail t... ...Read More
    11/05/2023
    It's absolutely devastating to hear about the loss of Philip Scarlett and the immense bravery he sho... ...Read More
    09/27/2023
    Has anyone else been following the twisted timeline of this case? I keep thinking about how Philip S... ...Read More
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