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James Pinkett

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Dec 28, 2019

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James Pinkett, a 67-year-old Black male, was killed on December 28, 2019, in Wilmington, Delaware, in a shooting that turned an ordinary evening on East 29th Street into a tragedy. Authorities said the gunfire broke out along the 1300 block of East 29th Street, where Pinkett was struck by a bullet as shots were fired from a moving vehicle. What later emerged from the investigation was that Pinkett was not simply caught in the chaos; he was shielding nearby children when he was shot in the back. ...Read More

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    Victim Details

    James Pinkett

    Male

    Black / African American

    Wilmington

    DE

    2019-12-28

    67

    James

    Pinkett

    06/29/2026

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