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Kasim Covil

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 21, 2014

Victim Details

Kasim Covil

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2014-03-21

2014-03-21

22

Kasim

Covil

07/27/2026

1


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On a Friday afternoon in March 2014, the quiet of a North Philadelphia neighborhood was shattered by violence that left a young man's life extinguished on the pavement. Kasim Covil, a 22-year-old male, was discovered lying motionless, having been shot once in the head and once in the chest at close range. The attack appeared to be a brutal, point-blank execution. The sounds of grief soon filled the air as Covil's family arrived at the tragic scene, their anguish palpable as they were held back b ...
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  • 'They killed my son!' - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Kasim Covil, age 22 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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