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Christopher Mark Tompkins

Case from Larimer, PA dated Jan 22, 2017

Victim Details

Christopher Mark Tompkins

Male

Black / African American

Larimer

PA

2017-01-22

57

Christopher

Mark Tompkins

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In the early morning hours of January 22, 2017, a tragic series of events unfolded in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, culminating in the death of 57-year-old Christopher Mark Tompkins, a Black male. Responding to a report of a home invasion at Tompkins' residence, Pittsburgh police officers arrived to a chaotic scene.

Inside the home, Tompkins and his ex-wife, Brenda Richmond, had been awakened by an intruder, later identified as Juan Brian Jeter-Clark. In an attempt ...
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  • New Details Emerging About Man Fatally Shot By Police In Larimer
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ex-wife: Homeowner trying to ward off intruder fatally shot by police
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