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Nisha Fortune-Wessels

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Nov 16, 2019

Victim Details

Nisha Fortune-Wessels

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2019-11-16

31

Nisha

Fortune-Wessels

07/01/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 16, 2019, a tragedy unfolded in the Olney section of Philadelphia that cut short the life of 31-year-old Nisha Fortune-Wessels. An African American woman, she was discovered unresponsive in the driver's seat of her white Kia Sedan at approximately 3:08 a.m. The vehicle was parked in a lot across from Banana's 876 Bar and Lounge, located on the 5400 block of Rising Sun Avenue.

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