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James Wimberly

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Feb 20, 2018

Victim Details

James Wimberly

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2018-02-20

50

James

Wimberly

07/02/2026

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In the evening hours of Tuesday, February 20, 2018, the sound of gunshots pierced the air in the 4500 block of Holden Street in Philadelphia. Responding Philadelphia Police officers discovered 50-year-old James Wimberly, a Black male, lying in the grass on the grounds of an apartment complex. He was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The officers rushed Wimberly to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he did not survive. Wimberly was a resident o ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man found shot dead in West Philadelphia
  • Philly.com: Man, 50, dead after West Philly shooting
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