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Jahlil Garrett

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 05, 2008

Victim Details

Jahlil Garrett

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2008-05-05

2008-05-05

19

Jahlil

Garrett

07/24/2026


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In the early hours of May 5, 2008, violence erupted on the 300 block of North 62nd Street in West Philadelphia, claiming the lives of two teenagers. Jahlil Garrett, a 19-year-old African-American male, was found shot in the head and buttocks. Alongside him was 19-year-old Jovan Bradley-Dixo, who had been shot twice in the chest.

Philadelphia police officers responded to the scene at approximately 12:38 a.m. and discovered the grim tableau. Both victims were rushed to the Hospital of the U ...
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  • Victim's father laments daughter's tragic death - Delco Times
  • Police identify couple shot dead in W. Phila.
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    Has anyone else been following the case of Jahlil Garrett's murder back in 2008? It's so sad to thin... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the families of Jahlil Garrett and Jovan Bradley-Dixo lately. I can't... ...Read More
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