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Dewayne Lancaster

Case from Upper-darby, PA dated Jul 26, 2016

Victim Details

Dewayne Lancaster

Male

Black / African American

Upper-darby

PA

2016-07-26

29

Dewayne

Lancaster

07/16/2026

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Dewayne Lancaster, a 29-year-old Black/African American male from the 7200 block of Walnut Street in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was killed shortly before 1:00 a.m. on July 26, 2016, in the courtyard of his apartment complex. Police were called to Walnut Street around 12:40 a.m. after reports of screaming and gunfire. When officers arrived, they found shell casings in the courtyard, followed a trail of blood, and discovered Lancaster face down in the bushes with multiple gunshot wounds to the tor ...
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