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Zenas Powell

Case from Chester, PA dated May 21, 2016

Victim Details

Zenas Powell

Male

Chester

PA

2016-05-21

14

Zenas

Powell

07/31/2026

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Zenas Powell, a 14-year-old boy from Chester, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2016. Zenas was an innocent bystander caught in a hail of gunfire on the 1100 block of Pine Lane in Chester. He was outside a corner store when he was struck by bullets, along with two other victims, including his cousin, Quamar Powell, and Janene Shipley, a 32-year-old woman. Zenas was set to graduate eighth grade from Chester Community Charter School, and his classmates honored him posthumously at t ...
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