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Joseph Leone Jr.

Case from Staten-island, NY dated Dec 31, 2021

Victim Details

Joseph Leone Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Staten-island

NY

2021-12-31

29

Joseph

Leone Jr.

07/12/2026

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On New Year's Eve of 2021, a troubled family history culminated in the tragic death of 29-year-old Joseph Leone Jr. on a Staten Island sidewalk. The young man, a father of three from South Carolina, had traveled to New York to help his estranged father, Joseph Leone Sr., who was struggling with alcoholism after a recent fall. The visit, however, ended in a fatal confrontation outside the father's Rosebank home.

The relationship between the father and son had long been strained. According ...
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  • nydailynews.com: No homicide charge for Staten Island man who claimed self defense in son’s shotgun death
  • New York Post: Staten Island dad charged in fatal shooting of son on New Year’s Eve
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