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Joel Lambert

Case from Queens, NY dated May 21, 2021

Victim Details

Joel Lambert

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2021-05-21

18

Joel

Lambert

07/15/2026

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In the borough of Queens, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a Friday night in May. Eighteen-year-old Joel Lambert was found unconscious on May 21, 2021, near the corner of Beach 30th Street and Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his throat. Emergency responders rushed him to St. John's Episcopal Hospital, but his life could not be saved, and he was pronounced dead.

Joel, who lived nearby on Beach 31st Street, was a student with dreams ...
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  • New York Post: NYC sees nearly 30 shot this weekend alone
  • amNewYork: NYC SHOOTINGS: Queens teen fatally shot in throat, four others injured | amNewYork
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    I’ve been following Joel Lambert’s case closely and I keep thinking about his mom and how she mu... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the small memorial that was set up for Joel at the spot where he wa... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about what Joel's friends must be going through. Can you imagine the trauma of... ...Read More
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