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Denver Newton

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Feb 13, 2024

Victim Details

Denver Newton

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2024-02-13

32

Denver

Newton

07/08/2026

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On February 13, 2024, 32-year-old Denver Newton was found fatally shot alongside 53-year-old Lamont Wright in Philadelphia's Tioga-Nicetown neighborhood. The victims were discovered in the front seats of a parked Kia Sportage on the 3600 block of North 17th Street, with the engine still running. Both had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance footage revealed two male suspects approaching the victims' vehicle and firing multiple shots befo ...
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