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Carlos Viruet

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 17, 2018

Victim Details

Carlos Viruet

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2018-01-17

22

Carlos

Viruet

07/08/2026

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Carlos Viruet, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was inside the Brilliante Mini Market on the 3300 block of North 6th Street in Philadelphia on the evening of January 17, 2018. He was eating a sandwich when two masked men entered the store and opened fire. The assailants fired more than 20 shots at Viruet at point-blank range before fleeing the scene.

Police responded to the shooting at approximately 7:05 p.m. and discovered Viruet on the floor of the market with multiple gunshot wounds. He wa ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man killed while eating sandwich in N. Philly ID'd
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