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Olatunji Bolaji

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Apr 16, 2025

Victim Details

Olatunji Bolaji

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2025-04-16

yes

20,000

77

Olatunji

Bolaji

07/06/2026

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Olatunji W. Bolaji, a 77-year-old male Nigerian-born Uber driver from Norristown, was working in Center City Philadelphia in the early morning hours of April 16, 2025, when a routine pickup outside Byblos Hookah Bar turned deadly. Police said he was parked in a black Chevy Suburban on South 18th Street, near Rittenhouse Square, waiting for a 22-year-old passenger who had just left the lounge shortly before 2 a.m.

The passenger appeared to be saying goodbye to others near Bolaji's SUV whe ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: New video shows shooting that killed Uber driver, hurt passenger in Philly
  • New York Post: Philadelphia Uber driver, 77, killed in shooting targeting passenger in ‘heinous act of violence’
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