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Russell Scott Wells

Case from Bronx, NY dated Oct 22, 2022

Victim Details

Russell Scott Wells

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2022-10-22

62

Russell

Scott Wells

07/14/2026

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In the early morning hours of a Saturday in the Bronx, the sound of a gunshot shattered the quiet of the Williamsbridge neighborhood. Police, alerted by a ShotSpotter activation, arrived at 763 E. 219th Street to a grim discovery. There, they found 62-year-old Russell Scott Wells, a male resident of the Bronx, unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head.

Emergency medical services rushed to the scene and transported Wells to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, but his injury ...
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  • New York Daily News: Man, 62, fatally shot in head on Bronx street
  • New York Post: One dead, two hurt in overnight shootings across NYC
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    Does anyone know if Mr. Wells had a family or close friends in the area? It's so difficult to come t... ...Read More
    12/03/2024
    I’m really saddened to hear about what happened to Russell Scott Wells. This tragedy touches on so... ...Read More
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