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Earnest Williams

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated May 28, 2014

Victim Details

Earnest Williams

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2014-05-28

18

Earnest

Williams

07/04/2026

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In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh's Hill District, the life of 18-year-old Earnest Williams was tragically cut short. On May 28, 2014, just before 11:30 p.m., Williams was shot in the back in the 800 block of Memory Lane. A nearby resident heard the shots and rushed to his aid, finding the young man bleeding. Before being transported to UPMC Mercy Hospital, where he would later succumb to his injuries, Williams was able to tell the woman his name, his age, and his mother's p ...
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