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Kenneth Woods

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 23, 2014

Victim Details

Kenneth Woods

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2014-09-23

42

Kenneth

Woods

06/23/2026

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In the fall of 2014, a tragic series of events unfolded in Philadelphia, leading to the death of 42-year-old Kenneth Woods, a Black male. On the evening of September 23rd, Woods was in the parking lot of a Popeye's Chicken restaurant on the 4200 block of Broad Street when he was shot in the chest. A private citizen rushed him to Temple University Hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The investigation into Woods' death revealed a tangled web of ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Police Arrest Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend of Alleged Accomplice
  • Philly.com: Man gunned down outside eatery ID'ed
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