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In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021, a celebration turned into a tragedy that marked the first homicide of the year in New York City. Robert Williams, a 20-year-old male from Rosedale, Queens, was fatally shot outside the Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens. Known affectionately as Dre to his loved ones, he was on the cusp of his 21st birthday, a milestone he and his friends had gathered at the hotel to celebrate. The festive mood soured when an argument broke out in the hotel lobby as Williams ...Read More
Victim Details

Robert Williams

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2021-01-01

20

Robert

Williams

01/08/2026