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Eddie Demarcus Phillips

Case from Muncie, IN dated Oct 12, 2016

Victim Details

Eddie Demarcus Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Muncie

IN

2016-10-12

23

Eddie

Demarcus Phillips

07/25/2026

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In the early hours of an autumn morning in Muncie, Indiana, the life of 23-year-old Eddie Demarcus Phillips was cut short. On October 12, 2016, Phillips, a male resident of the city, was fatally shot in the 700 block of South Hackley Street. The incident, which marked the third homicide in Muncie in a span of just five days, unfolded around 1:29 a.m. Phillips was rushed to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:35 a.m. from multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • WISH-TV: Muncie fatal shooting marks third homicide in 5 days
  • Muncie man fatally shot; suspect released - The Star Press
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