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Hugh Certaine

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Nov 22, 2017

Victim Details

Hugh Certaine

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2017-11-22

27

Hugh

Certaine

07/17/2026

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On the evening of November 22, 2017, the day before Thanksgiving, tragedy struck in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Hugh Arthur Certaine, Jr., a 27-year-old Black male, was found lying in the street at the intersection of 68th and Greenway Avenue. He had been shot multiple times in a violent outburst that also left two other men, aged 26 and 37, wounded. First responders rushed all three victims to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, but despite the efforts of medical staff, Hugh Certaine succumbed t ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/993785
  • Police: 1 Dead, 2 Injured After Triple Shooting In Philadelphia
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    I've been following the case of Hugh Certaine, and I can't stop thinking about how resilient his fam... ...Read More
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