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Winfred Sylvester Hunter

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jun 04, 1990

Victim Details

Winfred Sylvester Hunter

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

1990-06-04

39

Winfred

Sylvester Hunter

06/28/2026

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Winfred Sylvester Hunter, a 39-year-old male police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, tragically lost his life on June 4, 1990. Officer Hunter, who was African American, had served the force for 19 years. He was off-duty at the time of his death, attempting to intervene in a fight at a club called Strawberry Mansion.

The altercation involved two men who had been causing trouble earlier in the evening. Officer Hunter and his partner, also off-duty, tried to break up the fig ...
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