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Marcus Wells Jr

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated May 13, 2020

Victim Details

Marcus Wells Jr

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2020-05-13

16

Marcus

Wells Jr

06/29/2026

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In the spring of 2020, the life of a Pittsburgh teenager was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. Marcus Wells Jr., a 16-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The incident occurred in the Wilkinsburg neighborhood, near the intersection of Laketon Road and Robinson Boulevard, a setting that would become the backdrop for a sorrowful narrative. First responders were dispatched to the scene where they found the young man suffering f ...
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  • TribLIVE.com: 16-year-old killed in Wilkinsburg shooting
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Detectives investigating deadly shooting in Wilkinsburg
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