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David Colon

Case from Chester, PA dated Aug 19, 2013

Victim Details

David Colon Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chester

PA

2013-08-19

22

David

Colon

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in Chester, Pennsylvania, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. On August 19, 2013, David Colon Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was with 18-year-old Frank Perkins in the 1300 block of West 7th Street. As they made their way up a path leading towards the Chester Apartments around 11:25 p.m., both were shot in the back.

Perkins was pronounced dead at the scene. Colon was rushed to a nearby hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries a sho ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Teen, Men Die in Separate Shootings
  • 3 dead after overnight Chester shootings | 6abc Philadelphia
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    The events of that tragic night in Chester continue to weigh heavily on my mind, especially when thi... ...Read More
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    Reading about the circumstances of that night in Chester, the loss of David Colon Jr. is so unsettli... ...Read More
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