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Jalen Johnson

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Apr 12, 2021

Victim Details

Jalen Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2021-04-12

20

Jalen

Johnson

06/29/2026

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In the early hours of April 12, 2021, the life of 20-year-old Jalen Johnson was tragically cut short in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gunshots echoed along Termon Avenue shortly after 2 a.m., prompting calls to 911. Responding officers discovered a grim scene at a residence, finding Jalen Johnson in a doorway with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest. Paramedics were unable to save him and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Jalen, born on September 18, 2000, ...
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