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Joseph Adu-Marfo

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Jan 04, 2015

Victim Details

Joseph Adu-Marfo

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2015-01-04

22

Joseph

Adu-Marfo

06/23/2026

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In the early hours of a cold January morning in Pittsburgh, a dispute that began in a nightclub escalated into a fatal burst of violence, claiming the life of 22-year-old Joseph Adu-Marfo. The male victim, who was Black, was fatally wounded in a chaotic shootout outside a bar in the Brighton Heights neighborhood on January 4, 2015.

The tragic chain of events reportedly began with an argument between a woman named Briquel Good and her ex-girlfriend at a club in the Strip District. The conf ...
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  • WPXI: Man dies at hospital following North Side bar shooting
  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Judge Dismisses Homicide Charge Against Woman In Shootout
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