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Cornell Warren

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 23, 1978

Victim Details

Cornell Warren

Male

Philadelphia

PA

1978-09-23

20

Cornell

Warren

07/07/2026

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In the late summer of 1978 in Philadelphia, a young Black man named Cornell Warren, aged 20, lost his life at the hands of a police officer. The incident unfolded on September 23, 1978, after Warren had been taken into police custody for a traffic violation. While being escorted, and with his hands cuffed behind his back, Warren made an attempt to flee. It was during this escape attempt that he was shot and killed by a white police officer, Thomas Bowe.

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  • philly power research: Philadelphia Police: A History of Brutality — philly power research
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