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Nichelle Thomas

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Apr 21, 2021

Victim Details

Nichelle Thomas

Female

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2021-04-21

52

Nichelle

Thomas

06/21/2026

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On a Wednesday afternoon in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 51-year-old Nichelle Thomas was walking into a corner deli on Fourth Avenue and St. Marks Place when her life was tragically cut short. It was approximately 1 p.m. on April 21, 2021, when a woman approached her from behind and shot her in the head. The brazen daylight attack was captured on surveillance video, showing the assailant running up to Thomas as she was about to enter the store. Emergency services rushed Thomas to a nearby hospital, but ...
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  • Fox News: New York woman fatally shoots ex-girlfriend in broad daylight
  • nydailynews.com: Brooklyn mom, 52, never saw killer ex-girlfriend who ran up from behind and shot at close range, say cops, witnesses
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