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Philip Ryan Jr.

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Nov 07, 2015

Victim Details

Philip Ryan Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2015-11-07

19

Philip

Ryan Jr.

07/08/2026

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On a Saturday afternoon in Tacoma, Washington, on November 7, 2015, the life of 19-year-old Philip Ryan Jr. was tragically cut short. The young man was standing with a small group of people at a bus stop in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way when a car pulled over nearby. Several individuals exited the vehicle and walked across the street toward the group. One of them, a 15-year-old, confronted Ryan directly.

Witnesses reported that the teen called out Ryan's name and accused hi ...
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  • thenewstribune: Teen charged in Tacoma man’s death arrested in Spokane
  • 15-year-old boy arrested in shooting of 19 year old
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