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Phillip Pannell

Case from Teaneck, NJ dated Apr 10, 1990

Victim Details

Phillip Pannell

Male

Black / African American

Teaneck

NJ

1990-04-10

16

Phillip

Pannell

07/09/2026

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On an April evening in 1990, the life of a 16-year-old African American male named Phillip Pannell was cut short in Teaneck, New Jersey. The events of April 10th began when police responded to a call about a teenager with a gun. Officers Wayne Blanco and Gary Spath arrived on the scene and encountered a group of teens, including Pannell.

According to police accounts, when they attempted to frisk Pannell, he fled. Officer Spath pursued him, and what happened next became a point of intense ...
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  • North Jersey Media Group: Podcast looks back at Teaneck's crisis — and forward at America's
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