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Jose Luis Phinn Williams

Death by Force
Case Description
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On a late Saturday night in Dorchester, Massachusetts, 67-year-old Jose Luis Phinn Williams was working his shift at the Fabian gas station on Washington Street. It was October 6, 2018, just two days before he would have celebrated his 68th birthday. Tragically, he would not see that day. During an attempted robbery at the gas station, Mr. Williams was shot and killed.

The news of his death sent ripples of grief through the community that knew him as a kind and loving man. Originally from ...Read More
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  • NECN: Vigil Held for Gas Station Clerk Killed in Attempted Robbery
  • BostonGlobe.com: Three killed in weekend shootings in Boston - The Boston Globe
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    Victim Details

    Jose Luis Phinn Williams

    Male

    Boston

    MA

    2018-10-06

    67

    Jose

    Luis Phinn Williams

    11/08/2025

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