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Shawn D Baskins

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 14, 2025

Victim Details

Shawn D Baskins

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

2025-05-14

42

Shawn

D Baskins

06/29/2026

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Shawn D. Baskins, a 42-year-old White male from Norristown, was killed before dawn on May 14, 2025, in a burst of gunfire that tore through a pickup truck in Philadelphia’s Kensington area. The shooting happened at about 3:55 to 4:00 a.m. near Hope and West Cambria streets, where police found the truck with Baskins inside the driver’s seat. In the chaos of those first moments, officers rushed him to Temple University Hospital, but he died shortly after. Two other men were also caught in the ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Norristown man identified as victim killed in triple shooting in Philadelphia's Kensington section
  • Shawn D. Baskins, age 42 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    This tragic event over in Kensington has me thinking about how alarming it is that ... ...Read More
    05/16/2025
    I keep thinking about the proximity of these two shootings and it gives me chills. Kensington has se... ...Read More
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