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Dakwuan Anderson

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 02, 2015

Victim Details

Dakwuan Anderson

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2015-10-02

2015-10-02

20

Dakwuan

Anderson

07/08/2026

1


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On a Friday morning in North Philadelphia, tragedy struck on the 2600 block of York Street. It was there, at approximately 11:32 a.m., that 20-year-old Dakwuan Anderson was found lying on the sidewalk, having been shot multiple times.

Emergency responders rushed Anderson, a resident of the Kingsessing neighborhood, to Temple University Hospital. Despite the efforts of medical staff, he succumbed to his injuries two and a half hours later. The promising young life of Dakwuan, born on April ...
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  • Police ID 7 slain in Philly violence - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Dakwuan Anderson (1995-2015) | Obituary - We Remember
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