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Armanis Valdez

Case from Bronx, NY dated May 15, 2021

Victim Details

Armanis Valdez

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2021-05-15

16

Armanis

Valdez

07/12/2026

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In the spring of 2021, a young life full of promise was tragically cut short in the Bronx. Armanis Valdez, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2021. The incident unfolded in the Claremont section of the Bronx, behind a building on Webster Avenue, where a crowd had gathered for the filming of a music video in a McDonald's parking lot.

The gathering turned chaotic when gunfire erupted. Armanis sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and was rushed to Bron ...
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  • nydailynews.com: ‘I’d like to ask him why he did this’: Teen gunman arrested for killing 17-year-old in gunfire outside Bronx park that wounded four others
  • New York Post: Teen killed in shooting that left four others wounded in Bronx park: NYPD
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