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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Philadelphia, on November 5, 2017, the life of 16-year-old Marquez Houston was tragically cut short. A Black male, Houston was an honor roll student and a triplet. Just after midnight, at approximately 12:13 a.m., Philadelphia Police Officers were called to the 2700 block of North 19th Street. There, they discovered Marquez Houston lying in the street, having sustained a gunshot wound to his head.

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Victim Details

Marquez Houston

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2017-11-05

16

Marquez

Houston

05/03/2026