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Sylvester Mitchell

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Dec 24, 2012

Victim Details

Sylvester Mitchell

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Philadelphia

PA

2012-12-24

37

Sylvester

Mitchell

07/07/2026


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Sylvester Mitchell, aged 37, was killed on December 24, 2012, in Philadelphia. His death was part of a particularly violent month in the city, which saw an alarming number of homicides, continuing a broader trend of increasing violence. Mitchell was one of 44 people murdered in Philadelphia that December, a month that reflected the high levels of gun violence prevalent in the city during that year.

Philadelphia saw an increase in homicides throughout 2012, with the majority of murders i ...
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  • Transport company loses shackled suspect - NBC News
  • Police search for escaped prisoner | 6abc Philadelphia
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