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James Solano

Case from Bronx, NY dated Dec 23, 2020

Victim Details

James Solano

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2020-12-23

16

James

Solano

07/12/2026

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In the Morrisania section of the Bronx, a tragic and abrupt act of violence cut short the life of 16-year-old James Solano on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Young James, a high school junior with a future full of aspirations, was fatally shot in the neck just two days before Christmas. The shocking incident unfolded around noon outside the King Deli and Grocery on Boston Road, a place familiar to the neighborhood.

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  • New York Post: Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old boy outside Bronx deli
  • amNewYork: Teenager gunned down in front of Bronx grocery store | amNewYork
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