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Franklin Bello

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Mar 27, 2019

Victim Details

Franklin Bello

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2019-03-27

48

Franklin

Bello

07/03/2026

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In the daylight hours of a Wednesday afternoon in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, a violent scene unfolded that would end the life of 48-year-old Franklin Bello. On March 27, 2019, while sitting in his car near the intersection of West 185th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, Bello, a Hispanic male, was approached by a gunman who fired multiple shots, striking him several times in the chest. The brazen attack left Bello gravely wounded, and though he was rushed to a nearby hospita ...
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  • New York Post: Suspect arrested in daytime Washington Heights shooting
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