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Jerry Brooks

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Apr 21, 2016

Victim Details

Jerry Brooks

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2016-04-21

2016-04-21

28

Jerry

Brooks

06/21/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the heart of West Philadelphia, the life of 28-year-old Jerry Brooks was tragically cut short on a Thursday afternoon in April of 2016. Around noon on April 21st, a 911 call reporting a person with a gun sent Philadelphia Police officers to the 700 block of South 58th Street. There, they found Jerry Brooks, a resident of the 5500 block of Catharine Street, suffering from a gunshot wound to his head.

Emergency medical services arrived at the scene and quickly transported him to Penn Pre ...
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  • Jerry Brooks - DC# 16-18-027715 - Philly Unsolved Murders
  • Jerry Brooks, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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