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Giovanni Otho

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Apr 25, 2020

Victim Details

Giovanni Otho

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2020-04-25

30

Giovanni

Otho

07/10/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Manhattan, a dispute over a dice game tragically escalated, leading to the death of 30-year-old Giovanni Otho. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on April 25, 2020, near the corner of West 143rd Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem. Otho, a Black male and father of three, was playing dice with another man when an argument broke out.

The verbal confrontation quickly turned violent when a man, later identified as Taquan Alleyne, pulled out a ...
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  • nydailynews.com: Father of three killed, another man wounded in Harlem shooting
  • NYC man busted for fatal April shooting of father of three
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    Does anyone have more information about the person who intervened after Giovanni Otho was shot? I re... ...Read More
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    It's truly devastating to see how a night out with friends could end in such a tragic event. Giovann... ...Read More
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