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Vernon Cobb

Case from Boston, MA dated Jul 25, 2006

Victim Details

Vernon Cobb

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2006-07-25

20

Vernon

Cobb

07/09/2026

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On July 25, 2006, 20-year-old Vernon Cobb was fatally shot in Boston, Massachusetts. His death was part of a troubling pattern of violence affecting young Black men in the city during that period. The Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry based at the First Church in Roxbury, noted that Cobb was among several young men connected to their community who had been killed in gang-related incidents between 2005 and 2006.

The UUUM had been actively working to counter the rising tide of violence ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Homicide is the city's 5th in week (Boston 2006 part 2) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: 5th fatal shooting makes bloodiest week in 2006 (Boston) - Newspapers.com
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    Hey everyone, I came across Vernon "Peewee" Cobb Jr.'s name while looking into unsolved cases, and I... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else come across the story of Vernon "Peewee" Cobb Jr.? I was digging through some old Bo... ...Read More
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