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Kaliym Bowman

Case from Chester, PA dated Nov 19, 2009

Victim Details

Kaliym Bowman

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2009-11-19

19

Kaliym

Bowman

06/27/2026

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On a November evening in 2009, the life of 19-year-old Kaliym Drakkar Bowman was cut short by a burst of gunfire in a Chester, Pennsylvania park. An African American male from Newark, Delaware, and a former resident of Chester, Bowman was known affectionately as 'Leem' or 'Kemi' to his friends and family. He was a graduate of James Grove High School in Wilmington, Delaware, and worked as a contractor for Bowman's Construction.

The tragic events unfolded on November 19, 2009, at Memorial P ...
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  • https://www.inquirer.com: Man, 19, slain in Chester City
  • Delaware teen gunned down on Chester street - Delco Times
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