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William Garnett

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Dec 22, 2010

Victim Details

William Garnett

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2010-12-22

2010-12-22

29

William

Garnett

06/27/2026

1


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In the early hours of a Wednesday in Southwest Philadelphia, the life of William Garnett was cut short in a hail of gunfire. The 29-year-old African-American man from the nearby community of Sharon Hill was discovered on the 8500 block of Mario Lanza Boulevard, an area situated about a mile north of Philadelphia International Airport. It was shortly before 1 a.m. on December 22, 2010, when the fatal encounter occurred.

Garnett had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, one to the head and fou ...
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  • Cops ID two murder victims - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Police ID murder victims No. 299, 300 - Philadelphia Inquirer
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