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James Gerard Becker III, a 17-year-old male student at CAPA High School in Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on March 5, 2015. Becker was shot in the midsection by his friend, 17-year-old Ivan Oberholtzer, while they were playing with a gun at Becker's home in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The incident occurred on a day when both boys were home from school due to a snowstorm. Despite efforts to save him, Becker succumbed to his injuries at Hahnemann University Hospital.

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Victim Details

James Gerard Becker III

Male

Philadelphia

PA

2015-03-05

17

James

Gerard Becker III

12/01/2025