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Jacob Matthew Edwards

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Jul 09, 2018

Victim Details

Jacob Edwards

Male

White / Caucasian

Wilmington

DE

2018-07-09

6

Jacob

Matthew Edwards

Yes

08/05/2026

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Jacob Matthew Edwards, a 6-year-old White male, died on July 9, 2018, in a mass shooting inside his family's home in the Prices Corner area of Wilmington, Delaware. At approximately 7:53 p.m., Delaware State Police responded to the residence in the 2700 block of Ferris Road. Troopers entered the two-story house and found five members of the Edwards family suffering from fatal gunshot wounds on the second floor. Jacob was discovered with his mother, Julie Ann Burton Edwards, and his younger sibli ...
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  • Jacob Edwards – Disability Day of Mourning
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police: Man killed wife, 3 children, then himself in Prices Corner
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