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Rodney Boykins

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 08, 2011

Victim Details

Rodney Boykins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2011-03-08

2011-03-05

yes

20,000

30

Rodney

Boykins

07/02/2026


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Rodney Boykins, a 30-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was shot in the Cedarbrook section of far northwest Philadelphia after leaving a friend’s house on February 19, 2011. The attack unfolded near the 8200 block of Williams Avenue, where he had pulled up to a stop sign. Another vehicle came alongside him, a window rolled down, and gunfire erupted. Police later described it as an ambush, with more than a dozen shots fired into his vehicle.

Even after being struck several times, Boy ...
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