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Julian DeShields

Case from Chester, PA dated Dec 23, 2017

Victim Details

Julian Wesley Alexander DeShields

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2017-12-23

18

Julian

DeShields

07/18/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, the life of 18-year-old Julian Wesley Alexander DeShields was tragically cut short on Clover Lane in Chester, Pennsylvania. The young Black male was discovered lying in the middle of the street, having been shot multiple times in the back. Paramedics who arrived at the scene were unable to save him and pronounced him dead.

The Chester Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation into DeShields' death, which marked the cit ...
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