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Shamar Davis

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Apr 13, 2020

Victim Details

Shamar Davis

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2020-04-13

21

Shamar

Davis

06/28/2026

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In a tragic act of violence that cut a young life short, 21-year-old Shamar Davis was fatally shot in Brooklyn, New York, on the evening of Monday, April 13, 2020. Davis, a Black male, was killed after he had stepped in to break up a fight between his sister and another woman.

The initial dispute, described as a 'girl fight' by his aunt, took place earlier in the day at the Tilden Houses in the Brownsville neighborhood. Hours later, in an apparent act of retaliation for his intervention, ...
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  • nydailynews.com: 'Can’t live without him’: Brooklyn peacemaker shot to death for breaking up fight was aunt’s caretaker during coronavirus lockdown
  • New York Post: 21-year-old man fatally shot at Brooklyn housing complex
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