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James Chandler

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 20, 2014

Victim Details

James Chandler

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2014-03-20

2014-03-20

36

James

Chandler

07/13/2026


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James Chandler, a 36-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 20, 2014. The shooting happened on the 3200 block of Defense Terrace, in the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Abbottsford Homes development in the city’s East Falls area. Police were called to the scene at about 1:02 a.m., after gunfire was reported in the neighborhood.

When officers arrived, they found Chandler lying outside in the street or on the sidewalk, suffering ...
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