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Eric Williams

Case from Chester, PA dated Jan 02, 2017

Victim Details

Eric Williams

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2017-01-02

24

Eric

Williams

07/09/2026

Case Description

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In the early hours of January 2, 2017, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, marked a grim beginning to the new year with the death of Eric Williams, a 24-year-old African American male. Williams became the city's first homicide victim of the year, his life cut short by gun violence.

The specific details surrounding the circumstances of Williams' death remain limited in publicly available information. The events that led up to the shooting, the precise location in Chester where it happened, ...
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  • Delco records 43 homicides in 2017; 29 of those in city of Chester
  • Eric Williams, age 24 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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