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Jose Alvarado

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Aug 29, 2018

Victim Details

Jose Alvarado

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Manhattan

NY

2018-08-29

37

Jose

Alvarado

07/16/2026

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Jose Alvarado, a 37-year-old Hispanic male, was nearing the end of his shift as a pizza deliveryman in Harlem on the night of August 29, 2018, when his life was tragically cut short. At approximately 10:30 p.m., just after completing a delivery, Alvarado was getting off his bicycle on Amsterdam Avenue, near 144th Street, in front of the Papa John's where he worked. In a sudden and brutal ambush, he was approached from behind and shot once in the head. The force of the impact caused him to collap ...
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  • NBC New York: Man Who Shot, Killed Papa John’s Delivery Man Arrested: NYPD
  • Harlem, NY Patch: Deliveryman Shot Dead In Front Of Harlem Papa John's, Police Say
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