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Kenneth Beckel

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Sep 11, 2015

Victim Details

Kenneth Beckel

Male

White / Caucasian

Pittsburgh

PA

2015-09-11

25

Kenneth

Beckel

06/28/2026

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Kenneth Beckel, a 25-year-old white male from Carnegie, was killed on September 11, 2015, after what began as a drug-related meeting in Pittsburgh's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. The encounter unfolded around 3:00 p.m. near Brighton Road and Ingham Street, where Beckel and Jamie Romesburg had gone in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Court records later described the plan as a heroin purchase arranged with Markus Watson, who testified that Beckel and Romesburg were coming to buy $275 worth ...
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  • WTAE: Man arrested in September double-fatal shooting
  • TribLIVE.com: Second person dies from shooting in Marshall-Shadeland
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