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Renford Levy

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Aug 28, 2012

Victim Details

Renford Levy

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2012-08-28

2012-08-28

36

Renford

Levy

No

07/07/2026

1


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On a sunny afternoon in Philadelphia on August 28, 2012, Renford Levy, a 36-year-old male, was shot and killed in the city's West Oak Lane neighborhood. The father of seven was outside a Caribbean restaurant on Limekiln Pike when the attack occurred. The shooting was brutal; Levy was struck ten times, with bullets hitting his face, neck, chest, back, and both arms and a leg. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the police arrived.

Investigators believed that Levy was the inte ...
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  • Man shot and killed in West Oak Lane [Updated with video] - WHYY
  • Man Shot, Killed in West Oak Lane - NBC10 Philadelphia
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    I've been thinking a lot about the courage it must take to live in a neighborhood like West Oak Lane... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else notice how the area around Limekiln Pike has been changing? I grew up around West Oa... ...Read More
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