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Edwin Cartagena

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Sep 13, 2016

Victim Details

Edwin Cartagena

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Philadelphia

PA

2016-09-13

2016-09-13

32

Edwin

Cartagena

06/29/2026

1


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On a Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, the life of 32-year-old Edwin Cartagena was cut short by gunfire. The shooting occurred on September 13, 2016, at approximately 5:22 p.m. on the 2900 block of North Howard Street, the same block where Cartagena lived. A Hispanic male, Cartagena was rushed to Episcopal Hospital following the incident, but medical efforts were unable to save him, and he died that evening.

The Philadelphia Police Department responded to the scene and opened an investigat ...
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  • Edwin Cartagena - DC# 16-25-077260 - Philly Unsolved Murders
  • Edwin Cartagena, 32 - Philadelphia Obituary Project
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