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Mager Rainey

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Oct 20, 2019

Victim Details

Mager Rainey

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2019-10-20

Mager

Rainey

07/14/2026

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Mager Rainey, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Homewood, Pittsburgh, PA, was tragically shot and killed on October 20, 2019. Rainey was visiting a house near Rebecca Avenue and Jeannette Street when a red Nissan Titan pickup truck pulled up, and two individuals began firing at him. Police recovered seven .45-caliber and 14 .40-caliber casings from the scene.

The investigation into Rainey's death revealed that Jeremiah Ligon, Herbert Lee Walker III, and Kenya Harper we ...
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  • WPXI: WILKINSBURG SHOOTING: Man dead, 2 women hospitalized after car shot up in Wilkinsburg
  • https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/10/20/one-person-dead-two-injured-in-shooting-in-wilkinsburg/
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