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James Wilford

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 20, 2016

Victim Details

James Wilford

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2016-05-20

2016-05-20

18

James

Wilford

06/25/2026

1


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On a spring evening in Philadelphia, tragedy struck a young man on the 3300 block of North 13th Street. On Friday, May 20, 2016, police officers responded to a report of a shooting and discovered 18-year-old James Wilford suffering from a gunshot wound. He was a Black male who resided on the 6600 block of North 20th Street.

Emergency medical services arrived at the scene, but the injuries James sustained were too severe, and he did not survive. In the same incident, two other young men, a ...
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  • James Wilford - DC# 16-25-041923 - Philly Unsolved Murders
  • Teen killed ID'd in triple shooting in North Philadelphia - 6ABC
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