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Shahjahan McCaskill

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 27, 2020

Victim Details

Shahjahan McCaskill

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2020-10-27

26

Shahjahan

McCaskill

06/21/2026

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Shahjahan McCaskill, a 26-year-old man, was shot and killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a tragic case of mistaken identity. On the evening of October 27, 2020, McCaskill and his lifelong best friend, Jarell Jackson, also 26, had just returned from a trip to Puerto Rico. Jackson was giving McCaskill a ride home. As they were about to pull away from a parking spot at the intersection of 57th and Locust Streets in West Philadelphia, a black SUV drove past, made a U-turn, and occupants of the ...
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