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Voltaire Phillips

Case from Oakland, CA dated Nov 25, 2009

Victim Details

Voltaire Phillips

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Oakland

CA

2009-11-25

31

Voltaire

Phillips

07/06/2026


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Voltaire Phillips, a 31-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was shot and killed on November 25, 2009, marking one of the 104 homicides in the city that year. The incident occurred during a period when Oakland was grappling with persistent violence, especially in certain neighborhoods like East and West Oakland. The city was dealing with a higher-than-average homicide rate, and the clearance rate for solving these crimes was notably low. This often left victims' families with few answers an ...
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