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Case Description

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On July 2, 2023, at approximately 12:30 a.m., 31-year-old Joseph Wamah Jr. was fatally shot inside his residence on the 1600 block of South 56th Street in Philadelphia. A 911 call reporting gunshots was made around 2:00 a.m.; however, due to a dispatch error, officers were mistakenly sent to North 56th Street, approximately three miles away, resulting in a delayed response to the actual crime scene.

Authorities later connected Wamah's death to a mass shooting that occurred on July 3, 2 ...Read More

Victim Details

Joseph Wamah Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2023-07-03

31

Joseph

Wamah Jr.

04/18/2026