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Anthony Hoots

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Feb 06, 2017

Victim Details

Anthony Hoots

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2017-02-06

19

Anthony

Hoots

07/06/2026

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In the winter of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Anthony Hoots Jr. was cut short in a burst of gunfire within a Swissvale apartment. On the evening of February 6th, police responded to a call at the Forest Apartments on Smokey Wood Drive to find a scene of violence. Hoots, a Black male, and 18-year-old Robert Detorre III were found deceased, both having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the trunk. Two other men were also wounded in the exchange.

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  • WTAE: Police: Robbery motive for double-fatal Swissvale shooting; no charges will be filed
  • TribLIVE.com: 2 killed, 2 wounded in Swissvale shooting
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