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Duval DeShields

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 12, 2015

Victim Details

Duval “DJ” DeShields

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2015-10-12

14

Duval

DeShields

06/21/2026

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In the fall of 2015, the life of 14-year-old Duval DeShields, an African American male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. On the evening of October 12th, on the 1200 block of North 10th Street, DeShields was found with a gunshot wound to his head. Emergency responders rushed him to Hahnemann University Hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he succumbed to them the following day.

The investigation into the shooting revealed that it stemmed from a dispute e ...
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  • Male Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Boy
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Arrest made in killing of boy, 14, in North Philadelphia
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