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Maurice Whitehead

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jun 20, 2022

Victim Details

Maurice Whitehead

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2022-06-20

47

Maurice

Whitehead

07/04/2026

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In the quiet of a Philadelphia evening on June 20, 2022, Maurice Whitehead, a 47-year-old Black male, was sitting on his porch on the 6100 block of Vine Street. The tranquility was shattered at approximately 11:28 p.m. when two masked men approached him. In what police have described as a targeted shooting, one of the men fired multiple shots, striking Whitehead in the chest and back.

Wounded, Whitehead managed to retreat into his home, collapsing on the bathroom floor where he was later ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: 76-Year-Old Man Killed, 5 Others Shot in Philadelphia Overnight
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man dies after being shot multiple times sitting on West Philadelphia porch
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