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Tyrek Townsend

Case from Queens, NY dated Dec 13, 2021

Victim Details

Tyrek Townsend

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2021-12-13

37

Tyrek

Townsend

07/24/2026

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On a cold December evening in 2021, the life of 37-year-old Tyrek Townsend was tragically cut short on a street corner in Queens, New York. The male victim, a resident of Coney Island, Brooklyn, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to his torso at the intersection of 113th Avenue and Linden Boulevard in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:08 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021.

Officers from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting ...
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  • amNewYork: Brooklyn man shot dead at Queens intersection, search for clues and suspects goes on | amNewYork
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