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Alex Cherry

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Apr 24, 2016

Victim Details

Alex Cherry

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2016-04-24

2016-04-24

21

Alex

Cherry

06/30/2026

1


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In the Cedarbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, on a Sunday afternoon, the life of 21-year-old Alex Cherry was abruptly cut short. The young Black man was engaged in a conversation with a political candidate on April 24, 2016, on Vernon Road, even expressing a desire to get involved in the upcoming election. Moments after this hopeful exchange, a man approached him from behind and fatally shot him in the head.

The brazenness of the act, committed in broad daylight, sent shockwaves through ...
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  • Crime Fighters: $1200 reward offered in shooting death of Alex Cherry
  • Alex Cherry - DC# 16-14-031433 - Philly Unsolved Murders
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    This case really hits close to home. I used to live near the Vernon Road area and it’s such a tigh... ...Read More
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