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Dalon Williams

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Sep 12, 2016

Victim Details

Dalon Williams

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2016-09-12

17

Dalon

Williams

07/03/2026

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In the evening of September 12, 2016, a teenager's life was abruptly ended on a street in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood. Dalon Williams, a 17-year-old African American male, was fatally shot shortly after being dropped off near his home. He had just returned from a court-ordered after-school program, a component of his involvement with a specialized juvenile probation service. The van that transported him had just pulled away when gunfire erupted.

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  • WTAE: Teen dropped off by CISP van, then shot dead
  • Teen Fatally Shot In Garfield
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