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Ancil Blackman

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jul 24, 2020

Victim Details

Ancil Blackman

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2020-07-24

39

Ancil

Blackman

07/29/2026

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Ancil Blackman, a 39-year-old man, was fatally shot in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, July 24, 2020. He was on his way home from his job as a building porter when the incident occurred. The shooting took place in the afternoon, around 5:30 p.m., in front of a house on President Street near Rogers Avenue, just steps from his own home. Blackman was shot in the face and was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Initially, no motive was given for ...
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  • amNewYork: NYC SHOOTINGS: 4 wounded overnight in citywide violence, arrests made in 2 homicides - amNewYork
  • amNewYork: NYC SHOOTINGS: Three dead, one wounded citywide in overnight gun violence - amNewYork
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