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Thomas Edward Macri

Case from Bessemer, PA dated Sep 13, 2015

Victim Details

Thomas Edward Macri

Female

White / Caucasian

Bessemer

PA

2015-09-13

56

Thomas

Edward Macri

07/10/2026

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Thomas Edward Macri, a 56-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on September 13, 2015, in Bessemer, Pennsylvania. Macri, who served as the Bessemer Borough Police Chief, accidentally shot himself while cleaning a .40-caliber pistol at his home. He was home alone at the time, and his girlfriend discovered him shortly after the incident occurred. Macri was promptly taken to Jameson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead an hour and a half later.

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