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Case Description

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In the early hours of June 18, 2023, a violent encounter in Reading, Pennsylvania, claimed the life of 29-year-old Jamar Oliver. The incident unfolded around 1:15 a.m. on the 300 block of Penn Street, where Oliver and another man, Jorge Mercado-Castro, were inside a vehicle. Their car was ambushed by gunfire, resulting in a crash at the intersection of 5th and Penn streets. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered Oliver outside the car with gunshot wounds to his head and arm. Mercado-C ...Read More

Victim Details

Jamar Oliver

Male

Black / African American

Reading

PA

2023-06-18

29

Jamar

Oliver

05/11/2026