What the records say
- When
- 6 Nov 1948
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 9
- Coordinates
- 39.85° N, 75.36° W
- Description
- 1948 mass shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S
Market Street Massacre
1948 mass shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania, US
The Market Street Massacre occurred on November 6, 1948, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Eight people were killed and five were injured before the gunman, 38-year-old Melvin Collins, killed himself during police arrival.
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