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Kather Werts

Case from Bronx, NY dated Sep 10, 2020

Victim Details

Kather Werts

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2020-09-10

17

Kather

Werts

07/14/2026

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In the Bronx, on a Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020, the life of 17-year-old Kather Werts was tragically cut short. The young man was in front of an apartment building on Hoe Avenue near Crotona Park when he was shot in the head and foot just before 5 p.m. Emergency services rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he was pronounced dead.

Kather, the youngest of eight children, was a senior at East Bronx Academy with dreams of pursuing a degree in e ...
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  • nydailynews.com: Teen, 17, fatally shot in the head on Bronx street
  • New York Post: Teen dead after being shot in head in the Bronx
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    I've been doing some thinking about the broader implications of Kather Werts' tragic death and the p... ...Read More
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