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Jamar Campbell
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Chester
State: Pennsylvania
County: Delaware County
Date of birth: September 14, 1999
Date of death: October 28, 2020
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: African American/Black
Cause of death: Gun Firearm
Anniversary month: October
LEA: Chester Police Department
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April 21, 2025 | By: Hadlee Reichert This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. Jamar Campbell’s family has countless ways to describe him: Jamar was “a pain in the behind, he was resilient, and Jamar had the biggest heart. He would give you the shoes off his feet. He was also a big brother, a hardworking man. “Jamar was me,” said his father. Memories are all they have left of him. On October 28, 2020, Jamar was found unresponsive in his Toyota Camry located in Chester, Pennsylvania. He had numerous gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the paramedics. He was only 21 years old. Two weeks before Jamar was murdered, his baby girl was born, and he spent every moment he could with her. Jamar’s family stated that “his beautiful baby girl never getting to know her father is one of the hardest feelings we are left with”. On the... Read More
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