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Nicolas Vargas Jr., a 22-year-old resident of Manhattan, was tragically shot and killed on August 31, 2018, in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. near West 238th Street and Broadway, outside an IHOP restaurant. Vargas was in his car when he was fatally shot in the head during what witnesses described as a "staredown" with another man. The black Honda he was driving eventually came to a stop a few blocks away, possibly brought to a halt by another occupa ...Read More
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Nicolas Vargas Jr.
Male
Black / African American
Bronx
NY
2018-08-31
22
Nicolas
Vargas Jr.
11/27/2025






