Incident

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12-03-2021 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2-0

Location

December 03, 2021

4000 block of Passmore St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Christopher Mearns
Age: 38
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Nicholas Ferrante
Age: 43
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Found shot in basement stairwell of apartment building. .22 caliber bullet found in leg.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 22 LR

Sources

URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-men-found-dead-in-stairwell-to-apartment-basement-in-philly/3067229/

URL: https://www.fox29.com/news/police-investigating-deadly-double-shooting-in-mayfair

URL: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/12/03/mayfair-passmore-street-philadelphia-double-homicide/

URL: https://www.phillyunsolvedmurders.com/cases/unsolved-murders-archive/unsolved-murders-2021/1929-christopher-mearns-dc-21-15-088980

URL: https://www.phillyunsolvedmurders.com/cases/unsolved-murders-archive/unsolved-murders-2021/1930-nicholas-ferrante-dc-21-15-088980

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 177