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Ricardo Pena

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Oct 13, 2020

Victim Details

Ricardo Pena

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brooklyn

NY

2020-10-13

37

Ricardo

Pena

07/24/2026

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In the daylight hours of an autumn afternoon in Brooklyn, a life was abruptly and violently cut short. Ricardo Pena, a 37-year-old man, was sitting in his gold Kia sedan on Bushwick Avenue near Powers Street in East Williamsburg on October 13, 2020, when he was ambushed. The fatal encounter unfolded at approximately 2:34 p.m. when an assailant approached the vehicle.

The gunman, without apparent warning, fired into the car, striking Pena in the face at close range. Despite his grievous wo ...
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  • amNewYork: NYC SHOOTINGS: Brooklyn man slain in broad daylight, 2 wounded in other assaults | amNewYork
  • https://twitter.com/NYC_Alerts911/status/1316378411909165056
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