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Eric Pearson

Case from New Castle, DE dated Feb 08, 2016

Victim Details

Eric Pearson

Male

Black / African American

New Castle

DE

2016-02-08

48

Eric

Pearson

07/13/2026

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Eric Pearson, 48, male, was shot to death on the evening of February 8, 2016, in the parking lot of a TGI Friday's on the 100 block of North DuPont Highway in New Castle, Delaware. The gunfire erupted just before 7 p.m., shattering the after-work bustle as patrons and staff rushed for cover. Responding officers found Pearson down in the lot; he had been struck multiple times in the torso and could not be saved. He was later identified as a resident of the Philadelphia area.

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