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Nazeem Rains

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 11, 2023

Victim Details

Nazeem Rains

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2023-05-11

17

Nazeem

Rains

07/02/2026

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On May 11, 2023, at approximately 5:54 p.m., a tragic shooting occurred on the 5900 block of North 21st Street in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood, resulting in the death of 17-year-old Nazeem Rains. Nazeem sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center in a private vehicle, where he was pronounced dead.

The incident also left three other youths injured: a 7-year-old boy shot in the thigh, a 15-year-old boy shot twice in the head and twice ...
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  • https://www.inquirer.com: A 7-year-old boy went out for water ice and got shot. Now he is afraid to come home.
  • FOX 29 News Philadelphia: Teen fatally shot, 7-year-old, 2 other teens injured in Logan quadruple shooting: police
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