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Robert Byrd

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Oct 04, 2008

Victim Details

Robert Byrd

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2008-10-04

2008-10-04

36

Robert

Byrd

No

07/06/2026


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In the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, on the evening of October 4, 2008, the life of Robert Byrd, a 36-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. Residing on the 3800 block of Fairmount Avenue, Byrd was discovered in an alleyway in the 1700 block of North Allison Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The incident, which also left another 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm, unfolded around 7:46 p.m. When police arrived at the scene, they found Byrd unresponsive ...
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