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Norbert Tapia

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Aug 27, 2019

Victim Details

Norbert Ivan Guzman Tapia

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Buffalo

NY

2019-08-27

25

Norbert

Tapia

06/25/2026

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In the late evening hours of a Tuesday in Buffalo, New York, the life of 25-year-old Norbert Guzman Tapia was tragically cut short. On August 27, 2019, shots rang out around 9:30 p.m. at the Shaffer Village Apartments near Ontario Street in the city's Riverside neighborhood. Responders found that Tapia had been shot outside of an apartment on Upper East Lane. He was rushed to Erie County Medical Center to be treated for his injuries, but he ultimately succumbed to the gunshot wounds.

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  • https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/man-killed-in-shooting-on-upper-east-lane-in-buffalo/
  • Norbert Ivan Guzman Tapia, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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