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Jonathan Bantum

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Nov 23, 2023

Victim Details

Jonathan Bantum

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2023-11-23

31

Jonathan

Bantum

06/22/2026

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Jonathan Bantum, a 31-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed late on the morning of Thursday, November 23, 2023, in the West Oak Lane section of the city. Police were called around 11:49 a.m. to the 6700 block of Ogontz Avenue, where they found him lying in the doorway of the Ogontz Mini Market. He had been shot multiple times and was unresponsive when officers arrived.

The scene unfolded in the middle of the day at a neighborhood mini market, turning an ordinary Thanksgiving m ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Man shot, killed outside West Oak Lane mini-market, police say
  • Jonathan Bantum - DC# 23-35-074658 - PhillyPoliceUnsolvedMurders
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