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Ariel Santos

Case from Bronx, NY dated May 25, 2021

Victim Details

Ariel Santos

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bronx

NY

2021-05-25

32

Ariel

Santos

07/10/2026

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In the Bronx, a 32-year-old man named Ariel Santos tragically lost his life on the evening of May 25, 2021. At approximately 6:00 PM, while sitting in his black Mercedes-Benz at the intersection of East 178th Street and Arthur Avenue, he was targeted in a fatal shooting. Multiple gunshots struck him in the torso, and despite being rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The incident was not a random act of violence but a calculated attack.

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  • nydailynews.com: Two young men busted for slaying Bronx man sitting in Mercedes
  • nydailynews.com: Man, 31, fatally shot as he sat in a car in the Bronx
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