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Wilma Rutledge

Case from Trenton, NJ dated Oct 06, 2017

Victim Details

Wilma Rutledge

Female

Black / African American

Trenton

NJ

2017-10-06

58

Wilma

Rutledge

07/23/2026

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In the early afternoon of October 6, 2017, the North 25 housing complex in Trenton, New Jersey, was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of 58-year-old Wilma Rutledge. A Black female resident of Carver Lane, she was tragically caught in the crossfire of a shooting that also wounded a 14-year-old girl. Reports indicate that Rutledge was an innocent bystander in the violent outburst that occurred at the intersection of Carver Lane and North Willow Street. Having lived in Trenton for 52 years a ...
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  • NJ.com: Authorities identify Trenton woman killed in crossfire
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Woman killed ID'd, teen girl injured in Trenton shooting
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