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Virgil Bookert

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Nov 25, 2013

Victim Details

Virgil Bookert

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2013-11-25

2013-11-25

50

Virgil

Bookert

06/28/2026


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Virgil Bookert, a 50-year-old Black male from Homewood, was found dead on November 26, 2013, inside his home on Stoneville Street in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. The discovery was made by his brother, turning what should have been the privacy of a family home into the scene of a homicide investigation. Bookert had suffered gunshot wounds to the head and chest, injuries that left little doubt that his death was the result of violence.

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