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Welton Clark

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 27, 2013

Victim Details

Welton Clark

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2013-03-27

2013-03-27

49

Welton

Clark

07/04/2026


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In the early morning hours of March 27, 2013, a Philadelphia neighborhood was shattered by violence that claimed the life of Welton Clark, a 49-year-old male from Cheltenham. The incident unfolded in an alley near the intersection of Ogontz and 68th avenues in the West Oak Lane section of the city, where gunshots rang out shortly after 5 a.m.

Responding to the scene, police discovered Mr. Clark suffering from fatal gunshot wounds to his chest and side. Despite the immediate arrival of med ...
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