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Menkie Woodard-Collins

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Sep 13, 2021

Victim Details

Menkie Woodard-Collins

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2021-09-13

24

Menkie

Woodard-Collins

07/21/2026

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Menkie Woodard-Collins, 24, a Black man, was killed in Manhattan’s Harlem on September 13, 2021, after a sudden burst of gunfire shattered a late-night moment on West 139th Street. Just after midnight, the block outside the Savoy Park apartment complex was still awake with people nearby when an argument flared and, in a heartbeat, turned lethal.

Police were called to West 139th Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Fifth Avenue around 12:35 a.m. and found Woodard-Collins down on the s ...
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  • nydailynews.com: Man, 24, fatally shot in head during clash on Harlem street
  • New York Post: 3 injured, 1 critically in early morning NYC shootings, cops say
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    I still can't get over the loss of Menkie Woodard-Collins. Reading about his work with Avenues for J... ...Read More
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    I keep thinking about the role Menkie played in his community and how devastating his loss is for so... ...Read More
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