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Daniel Knab

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Feb 10, 2012

Victim Details

Daniel Knab

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Philadelphia

PA

2012-02-10

2012-02-10

28

Daniel

Knab

07/16/2026


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In the early morning hours of a Friday in February 2012, the life of 28-year-old Daniel Knab was tragically cut short on a street in Philadelphia. A resident of the Mayfair section of the city, Knab was in the Holmesburg neighborhood when he was shot in the back. The incident occurred at approximately 4:57 a.m. on the 3500 block of Arthur Street.

Emergency responders were called to the scene, but Knab’s injuries were too severe. He was pronounced dead at 5:04 a.m., just minutes after th ...
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