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Troy Deloatch

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Aug 30, 2008

Victim Details

Troy Deloatch

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2008-08-30

2008-08-30

22

Troy

Deloatch

06/24/2026


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In the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia, what began as an attempt to aid a friend in a domestic dispute ended in tragedy for 18-year-old Elijah Deloach. The young man, a senior at Cheltenham High School just weeks from graduation, was fatally shot after he accompanied his friend's sisters to her apartment on Henry Avenue. The group had gone to intervene in an altercation between the woman and her boyfriend.

The incident unfolded on a Tuesday evening when a woman, who was being phys ...
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  • Three killed in overnight shootings - The Philadelphia Inquirer
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