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Dedric Ellis

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jun 02, 2017

Victim Details

Dedric Ellis

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2017-06-02

48

Dedric

Ellis

06/23/2026

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In the early hours of June 2, 2017, the life of 48-year-old Dedric Ellis, a Black male from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. Ellis was discovered critically wounded inside his overturned SUV on McClure Avenue in Pittsburgh's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood around 12:15 a.m. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the trunk and was rushed to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1 a.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office subsequently ruled ...
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  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Fatal shooting victim found in overturned SUV in Marshall-Shadeland
  • Man fatally wounded in overturned Pittsburgh vehicle
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    Has anyone looked into the possibility that Dedric Ellis’s murder might be linked to other inciden... ...Read More
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