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Josiah Battle-Davis

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jan 11, 2019

Victim Details

Josiah Battle-Davis

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2019-01-11

26

Josiah

Battle-Davis

06/30/2026

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Josiah Battle-Davis, a 26-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, was the person found dead after a shooting in the city's Hazelwood neighborhood in January 2019. The public record of the case places the discovery just after midnight on Friday, January 11, 2019, though one gun-violence memorial listing records his loss as January 10. Police found him inside a silver SUV parked along the 200 block of Glenwood Avenue.

The scene suggested that the vehicle had been sitting there for some time be ...
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  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Man found fatally shot in driver's seat of SUV in Hazelwood
  • Police: Man Found Fatally Shot Inside Running Vehicle In Hazelwood
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