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Derrick Williams

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 27, 2016

Victim Details

Derrick Williams

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2016-10-27

2016-10-27

52

Derrick

Williams

07/20/2026


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In the early moments of a Thursday morning, the life of Derrick Williams, a 52-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on a sidewalk in his own neighborhood. Just after midnight on October 27, 2016, Philadelphia Police officers were called to the 6500 block of North 17th Street in the West Oak Lane section of the city. There, they discovered Williams unresponsive, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Williams had reportedly just returned home after attending the season opener f ...
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  • Derrick Williams - DC# 16-35-092227 - Philly Unsolved Murders
  • Derrick Williams, 52 - Philadelphia Obituary Project
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