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James Williams

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 22, 2015

Victim Details

James Williams

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2015-10-22

2015-10-22

25

James

Williams

07/17/2026


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James Williams, a 25-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on Thursday, October 22, 2015, in the city’s Kensington section. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., Philadelphia police were called to the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue for a report of a person with a gun or a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Williams suffering from a gunshot wound. Police placed him into a patrol vehicle and rushed him to Temple University Hospital, but he died later that afternoon.

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