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Ralph Carr

Case from Chester, PA dated May 23, 2016

Victim Details

Ralph Carr

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2016-05-23

38

Ralph

Carr

07/07/2026

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In the late spring of 2016, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was troubled by a string of violence that claimed another life on the evening of May 23rd. Ralph Carr, a 38-year-old Black / African American male, was shot and killed shortly before 8 p.m. in the West End of the city. The incident occurred in the 1100 block of Carla’s Lane, within the Ruth L. Bennett Homes public housing development. His death marked the eleventh homicide in Chester that year, a figure that was outpacing the city' ...
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  • https://www.inquirer.com: In Chester City, yet another killing
  • Obituary of Ralph Carr Jr. - Boyd Funeral Home
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