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On December 7, 2011, Thomas Ellis, a 23-year-old male, was shot and killed in Philadelphia. His death was part of a troubling trend of escalating gun violence in the city. That year, Philadelphia recorded 324 homicides, a significant number of which, like the Ellis case, involved firearms. The majority of homicides in 2011 were committed with guns, making up 81.5% of all murders in the city. This reflected the broader pattern of violent crime that year, where guns remained the primary weapon of ...Read More
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Victim Details

Thomas Ellis

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Philadelphia

PA

2011-12-07

23

Thomas

Ellis

11/13/2025


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