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Solomon Burton

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Nov 29, 2012

Victim Details

Solomon Burton

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2012-11-29

2012-11-29

25

Solomon

Burton

07/06/2026


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On a late November evening in 2012, a visit to a Lawrenceville apartment that doubled as a recording studio ended in the death of 25-year-old Solomon Burton of Mount Lebanon. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2012, in the 4700 block of Butler Street.

That night, Burton, a Black male, approached the second-floor apartment and knocked on the door. When the occupants opened it, they saw that Burton was armed with a gun. The individuals inside, who were al ...
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