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Marlon Burgess

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Dec 22, 2020

Victim Details

Marlon Burgess

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Manhattan

NY

2020-12-22

44

Marlon

Burgess

07/31/2026

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Marlon Burgess, a 44-year-old Black Hispanic man, was killed in Harlem, Manhattan on December 22, 2020, in the early-evening rush when the sidewalks were still busy and the winter light was already fading. Police and medics were called to Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard—also known as Seventh Avenue—near West 132nd Street, where he had been on the street outside an apartment building when a shooter closed the distance and fired a single, devastating shot to his head. He fell where he was st ...
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  • nydailynews.com: Gunman fatally shoots man on Harlem street in gruesome clash
  • https://twitter.com/NYC_Alerts911/status/1341516362972315648
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