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Omar Hodges

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Oct 13, 2014

Victim Details

Omar Hodges

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Pittsburgh

PA

2014-10-13

29

Omar

Hodges

Yes

07/11/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On October 13, 2014, 29-year-old Omar Hodges was shot and killed while waiting in his car for his work crew in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. Hodges, a sanitation worker for the City of Pittsburgh, was sitting in his Cadillac around 7 a.m. on Birmingham Avenue when he was gunned down. Witnesses reported hearing six to seven gunshots. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died from his injuries shortly after the incident.

The shooting of Omar Hodges was a case of mistaken identity ...
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