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Khalilah Adams

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 20, 2016

Victim Details

Khalilah Adams

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2016-01-20

36

Khalilah

Adams

07/09/2026

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Khalilah Adams, a 36-year-old Black / African American woman, was killed on January 20, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after what police described as a dispute inside a West Philadelphia home turned deadly. The shooting happened on the 5400 block of Pearl Street around 5:50 p.m., when Adams had gone to a house connected to an ownership disagreement involving her cousin. Investigators said the cousin had been living there for more than a year, but the home’s ownership had changed, leading ...
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  • Philly.com: Police ID woman slain in West Philly shooting
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Woman shot, killed in West Philadelphia; suspect in custody
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