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Jaden Cruz

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Dec 01, 2021

Victim Details

Jaden Cruz

Female

Brooklyn

NY

2021-12-01

19

Jaden

Cruz

08/04/2026

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On a cold December evening in 2021, the life of 19-year-old Jaden Cruz was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The young man was in his own neighborhood, in front of a building at the Marlboro Houses in Gravesend, Brooklyn, when he was fatally shot in the chest. The incident occurred at approximately 5:11 p.m. on December 1st.

Emergency services were promptly dispatched to the scene at 2780 86th St. after receiving a 911 call about a person being shot. Responding officers from the ...
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  • New York Post: 19-year-old man fatally shot outside Brooklyn public housing complex
  • PIX11: 19-year-old man fatally wounded in Brooklyn shooting: NYPD
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