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Stephen Johnson Jr

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 22, 2026

Victim Details

Stephen Johnson Jr

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2026-03-22

26

Stephen

Johnson Jr

07/11/2026

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In the middle of a Sunday afternoon, on March 22, 2026, the sounds of gunfire echoed through a South Philadelphia neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut short. Stephen Johnson Jr., a 26-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a brazen double shooting that also left a woman injured. The incident unfolded at approximately 12:10 p.m. on the 1900 block of South 21st Street.

Responding to reports of the shooting, Philadelphia police officers discovered Johnson and a woman at the scene, bot ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Man killed, woman injured when gunfire erupts in South Philly, police say
  • FOX 29 Philadelphia: Deadly double shooting erupts in South Philadelphia in broad daylight
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