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Jake Anthony Harkins Jr.

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 06, 2013

Victim Details

Jake Anthony Harkins Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

2013-09-06

9

Jake

Anthony Harkins Jr.

06/28/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 6, 2013, a tragic event unfolded inside a rowhouse in the Juniata neighborhood of Philadelphia. Nine-year-old Jake Anthony Harkins Jr., a white male, was fatally shot once in the head as he slept in his bed. The devastating incident was part of a violent domestic dispute that ended in a murder-suicide.

Police were dispatched to the home on the 3800 block of I Street around 12:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a man with a gun. Upon their arrival, ...
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    I've been thinking about the emotional toll this must have taken on Jake's mother, Jessica. Survivin... ...Read More
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