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Thomas Barnes

Case from Chester, PA dated Feb 06, 1993

Victim Details

Thomas Barnes

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1993-02-06

19

Thomas

Barnes

07/04/2026

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Thomas Barnes, a 19-year-old Black/African American male from Chester, Pennsylvania, lost his life to gun violence on February 6, 1993. The surviving online memorial record identifies him as a gun violence victim in Chester, while a linked newspaper clipping shows that his killing was part of a broader Chester shooting case that also left another man, Eric Wilson, wounded.

The case that emerged after Barnes’ death involved a group of young men accused of taking part in the violence. Acc ...
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