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Chyquel Young-Key

Case from Reading, PA dated Jan 25, 2019

Victim Details

Chyquel Young-Key

Male

Black / African American

Reading

PA

2019-01-25

28

Chyquel

Young-Key

06/30/2026

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In the winter of 2019, the life of 28-year-old Chyquel Young-Key was cut short in a fatal shooting in Reading, Pennsylvania. The incident, which marked the city's first homicide of the year, took place on the evening of Friday, January 25, 2019. Young-Key, a male resident of Reading, sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into his death led police to a second-floor apartment on Spring Street. Inside, they found a witness, Lekeya Copeland, who was ...
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  • WFMZ: Reading man, 28, victim of Berks' first homicide of 2019
  • Reading man, 28, victim of Berks' first homicide of 2019 - WFMZ.com
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    I've been following Chyquel Young-Key's case, and it's really got me thinking about the role communi... ...Read More
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    I just keep thinking about the impact Chyquel had on everyone around him, especially on his sons, Co... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been looking into the timeline around Chyquel's final movements on January 25, 2019?... ...Read More
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