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Kenneth Baptiste Jr

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Mar 30, 2019

Victim Details

Kenneth Baptiste Jr

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2019-03-30

27

Kenneth

Baptiste Jr

06/20/2026

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In the early hours of March 30, 2019, the life of 27-year-old Kenneth Baptiste Jr., an African American man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded at a birthday party in the Homewood neighborhood, a gathering that was being streamed on Facebook Live. An argument between Baptiste and another guest, Geron Anderson, escalated into a physical fight. The altercation took a fatal turn when Anderson, then 24, produced a gun and shot Baptiste inside the residence ...
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  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Two men die in separate overnight shootings in Pittsburgh
  • Police Charge Suspect In Homewood Man's Shooting Death
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