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Samuel Betancourt

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 02, 2011

Victim Details

Samuel Betancourt

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Philadelphia

PA

2011-07-02

2011-07-02

29

Samuel

Betancourt

07/02/2026


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In the early hours of a summer holiday weekend in Philadelphia, the life of 29-year-old Samuel Betancourt was tragically cut short. On Saturday, July 2, 2011, police found Betancourt with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries shortly after his arrival. His death was one of several homicides that marked a violent start to the Fourth of July weekend in the city that year.

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  • Multiple Shootings, One Stabbing Reported Across Philadelphia
  • 5 killed in Philly as holiday weekend opens | ABC7 San Francisco
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