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John Thomas Carter III

Case from Harrisburg, PA dated Mar 26, 2016

Victim Details

John Thomas Carter III

Male

Black / African American

Harrisburg

PA

2016-03-26

36

John

Thomas Carter III

06/21/2026

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John Thomas Carter III, a 36-year-old African American man from Harrisburg, PA, was fatally shot on March 26, 2016. He was the nephew of Harrisburg Police Chief Thomas Carter. Carter was walking home from a store when he was shot multiple times in the 200 block of Woodbine Street. He succumbed to his injuries at Penn State Hershey Medical Center later that day.

The investigation into Carter's death led to the arrest of Glenn Walker III, who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting. Wa ...
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  • PennLive.com: Arrest made in shooting death of Harrisburg police chief's nephew: News conference recap
  • WPMT FOX43: Arrest made in murder of Harrisburg Police Chief’s nephew
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