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Bilal Lavender

Case from Chester, PA dated Jul 30, 2005

Victim Details

Bilal Lavender

Male

Chester

PA

2005-07-30

18

Bilal

Lavender

07/09/2026

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On a summer day in 2005, the life of 18-year-old Bilal Lavender was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. The young man was killed by gunfire on July 30, 2005.

Subsequent investigation by law enforcement led to the identification of a suspect. Durrell T. Becton, who was 18 years old at the time of the incident, was arrested in connection with the death of Lavender. Becton, a resident of the 1100 block of Wallace Street, faced a host of serious charges, including criminal homicide ...
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