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Daykwan Carter

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 21, 2020

Victim Details

Daykwan Carter

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2020-01-21

25

Daykwan

Carter

07/19/2026

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In the evening chill of a Philadelphia January, a burst of gunfire shattered the ordinary atmosphere of a Target parking lot, leaving a young man's life extinguished and a community in shock. Daykwan Carter, a 25-year-old male, was discovered inside a white Jeep Grand Cherokee, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head on the night of Tuesday, January 21, 2020. The engine of the vehicle was still running when police arrived at the scene in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city.
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Video captures scene of deadly shooting in Wynnefield Heights Target parking lot; victim identified
  • https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/01/22/philadelphia-police-id-man-shot-killed-in-triple-shooting-in-target-parking-lot-as-25-year-old-daykwan-carter/
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