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Phillip Urban

Case from Pennington, NJ dated Dec 17, 2022

Victim Details

Phillip Urban

Male

White / Caucasian

Pennington

NJ

2022-12-17

20

Phillip

Urban

07/03/2026

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In the quiet cold of a December evening, a promising life was cut tragically short in a nature preserve in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Phillip Urban, a 20-year-old male, was discovered in his car on a trail, having been fatally shot. A graduate of the nearby Pennington School, he was a freshman at Post University in Connecticut, where he was already making his mark on the basketball court as a talented forward. His sudden and violent death sent shockwaves through the communities he was a part ...
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  • Trentonian: Two Teens Arrested for the Shooting Death of Philip Urban in Hopewell
  • FOX 29 News Philadelphia: Man, 20, shot and killed on Hopewell Valley Nature Preserve trail, officials say
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