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On a spring evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the life of a 32-year-old Black male named Derrick Brown was tragically cut short. On May 27, 2012, at approximately 9:00 p.m., police responded to calls from a park on Strauss Street in the city's Perry South neighborhood, more commonly known as the North Side. There, they discovered Brown with a single, fatal gunshot wound to his chest.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, chaos and confusion descended upon the park. Bystanders rus ...Read More

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Victim Details

Derrick Brown

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2012-05-27

2012-05-27

32

Derrick

Brown

05/14/2026


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