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Bryant Purnell

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jul 21, 2012

Victim Details

Bryant Purnell

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2012-07-21

35

Bryant

Purnell

07/24/2026


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On July 21, 2012, Bryant Purnell, a 35-year-old African American male, was fatally shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His name appears on a compiled list of homicide victims from that year, indicating he was one of the 334 individuals killed in the city during 2012.

As of July 2013, more than 150 of the 2012 homicides in Philadelphia remained unsolved, suggesting that the case of Bryant Purnell may be among those without resolution. No publicly available information details any arrest ...
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