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Phillip Demings

Case from Boston, MA dated Dec 19, 2017

Victim Details

Phillip Demings

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2017-12-19

17

Phillip

Demings

07/22/2026

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On a cold December evening in 2017, the life of 17-year-old Phillip Demings was tragically cut short. The Black / African American male from Weymouth was found suffering from gunshot wounds on December 19, 2017, near 344 Bowdoin Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In the wake of the shooting, Boston police began an investigation that they stated was not random.

As authorities worked to piece together the events of that night, they released a ph ...
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  • Weymouth teen killed in Dorchester shooting
  • NECN: Teen Shot to Death in Dorchester
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