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Jamil Penix

Case from Houston, TX dated May 24, 2016

Victim Details

Jamil Penix

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Houston

TX

2016-05-24

23

Jamil

Penix

07/19/2026


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Jamil Melvay Penix, aged 23, was tragically shot and killed on May 23, 2016, at the Kings Row Apartments located on Barberry Drive in Houston, Texas. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Jamil was visiting Houston to explore new job opportunities and build a better future for himself. On the night of his death, he was working on a music video in the apartment complex's parking lot when the incident occurred. Witnesses reported hearing several gunshots and later found Penix lying on the east side o ...
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