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Fassara Kouyate

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jun 23, 2008

Victim Details

Fassara Kouyate

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2008-06-23

2008-06-23

37

Fassara

Kouyate

06/27/2026


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Fassara Kouyate, a 37-year-old man, was working his second job at the Lehigh Car Wash, located near Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia, on the afternoon of June 23, 2008, when he was tragically killed. An immigrant who had moved to the United States from Mali in 2000 to find work and join his uncle and brother, Kouyate was known by his loved ones as an easygoing man who brought laughter to those around him.

On that Monday, robbers targeted the car wash in a deadly hold-up. Des ...
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  • ID on North Philadelphia homicide victim - The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 5 cases of immigrants killed making a living in Phila.
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    I can't stop thinking about Fassara Kouyate and his family. He was simply at work doing his job when... ...Read More
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