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Antuan Askew

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Dec 04, 2007

Victim Details

Antuan Askew

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2007-12-04

2007-12-04

26

Antuan

Askew

07/03/2026


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In the late hours of a Tuesday night in West Philadelphia, on December 4, 2007, the life of 26-year-old Antuan Askew, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. Also known by the name Antion Buird, Askew was caught in a double shooting that erupted shortly before 11 p.m. on the 4000 block of Green Street.

A single bullet struck Askew in the right side. He was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, but the injury proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced ...
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