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Mikal Francis

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated May 15, 2015

Victim Details

Mikal Francis

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2015-05-15

2015-05-15

32

Mikal

Francis

07/06/2026


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In the late hours of a Friday evening in May 2015, the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of Mikal Francis, a 32-year-old male from Newark, New Jersey. Responding to a call around 9:55 p.m., police discovered Francis on the 7100 block of Idlewild Street, suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the stomach.

Emergency services transported Francis to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pro ...
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  • Newark man fatally shot in Pittsburgh, report says - NJ.com
  • New Jersey man dies after shooting in Homewood - WPXI
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