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Gwen Anderson

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 26, 2018

Victim Details

Gwen Anderson

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2018-09-26

29

Gwen

Anderson

07/15/2026

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Gwen Anderson, 29, a Black female from Philadelphia, was working behind the bar at Studio 7 Lounge and Restaurant at 60th and Spruce streets in West Philadelphia on the night of September 26, 2018, when the violence unfolded. She was a young mother of two and a bartender remembered by friends as warm, friendly, and always smiling. Around 10:15 p.m., while she was inside the lounge, a 52-year-old man who police said knew her from the bar walked in and began speaking with her.

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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police: Mother of 2 shot and killed by man she knew
  • http://www2.philly.com: Gunman kills bartender, shoots self in West Philadelphia, police say
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