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Shannon Abdul-Rahim

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 04, 2017

Victim Details

Shannon Abdul-Rahim

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2017-01-04

29

Shannon

Abdul-Rahim

07/04/2026

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Shannon Abdul-Rahim, 29, a Black/African American man, was killed on the evening of January 4, 2017, in West Philadelphia. Police and later federal authorities tied the killing to the 5800 block of West Thompson Street, in the area of Carroll Park, only a short distance from where Abdul-Rahim lived. Online memorial and news accounts identified him as one of the people lost to gun violence in Philadelphia that day.

The case began as a shooting investigation after Abdul-Rahim was found suff ...
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  • Philly.com: Police ID 8 men fatally shot in Philly in 2017
  • Philly.com: Separate shootings leave two men in critical
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