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James Dunbar

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jul 02, 2023

Victim Details

James Dunbar

Male

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2023-07-02

18

James

Dunbar

litigation

07/18/2026

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On a summer evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 18-year-old James Dunbar was tragically cut short. On July 2, 2023, Dunbar was discovered inside a car near 19th and Northern avenues, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The grim discovery prompted an immediate and intensive investigation by the Phoenix Police Department as they worked to piece together the events that led to the young man's demise.

The investigation quickly pointed to the involvement of another teenager. Detective ...
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  • https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/07/02/phoenix-area-homicides-in-july-2023-what-we-know/70377593007/
  • https://www.azfamily.com: Teen arrested after man found shot to death in his car in Phoenix
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