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Pete Hopkins

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 06, 2012

Victim Details

Pete Hopkins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2012-05-06

2012-05-06

23

Pete

Hopkins

06/21/2026


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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in May 2012, a dispute outside a North Philadelphia bar escalated to gunfire, ending the life of 23-year-old Pete Hopkins. The shooting occurred on North 4th Street, just a short distance from Hopkins' home on Marshall Street. He had been at Rumba's Bar & Grill to watch a boxing match when an argument broke out.

According to a witness, a fistfight involving Hopkins and two other men erupted outside the establishment. The altercation quickly turned de ...
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  • One killed, two wounded in shooting - The Philadelphia Tribune
  • Homicide victim was man whom Fox29 filmed in police beating
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