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Anthony King

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Aug 28, 2014

Victim Details

Anthony King

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2014-08-28

2014-08-28

25

Anthony

King

06/30/2026


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In the summer of 2014, a man from Philadelphia named Anthony King Jr. found his life cut short by violence, a fate similar to that which he was accused of inflicting on others. On August 28, 2014, King was shot and killed in Philadelphia. His death came just weeks after he was identified as a prime suspect in a brutal double murder that took place during a home invasion in Bristol Township.

Prior to his own demise, King, along with two accomplices, was sought in connection with a drug-rel ...
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  • Anthony King - DC# 14-22-070043 - Philly Unsolved Murders
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