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Oliver Finley

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jun 19, 2020

Victim Details

Oliver Finley

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2020-06-19

43

Oliver

Finley

06/24/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 19, 2020, the life of 43-year-old Oliver Andrew Finley was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Wilkinsburg, a borough just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Finley, a Black male, was one of three victims in a triple homicide that shattered the quiet of the neighborhood. The other victims were identified as 51-year-old Harold E. Hicks of Pittsburgh and 43-year-old Tara Alice Joseph of Pitcairn.

The violence erupted around 1:29 a.m. when a Wilkin ...
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  • 3 People Killed In Overnight Shooting In Wilkinsburg
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