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Pharoh Boone

Case from Hempstead, NY dated Apr 03, 2018

Victim Details

Pharoh Xavier Boone

Male

Black / African American

Hempstead

NY

2018-04-03

20

Pharoh

Boone

08/01/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on April 3, 2018, a young Black man from Hempstead, New York, lost his life not at the hands of his assailants, but from a bullet fired by a friend trying to protect him. Pharoh Xavier Boone, a 20-year-old male, was visiting a friend, John McElroy, at his home in Valley Stream when the unexpected horror of a home invasion unfolded. Three men, later identified as Michael Durham, 20, Gil Iphael, 18, and Joshua Desrosiers, 21, forced their way into the residence with the ...
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  • Five Towns, NY Patch: Man Dies After Being Shot In The Back: Nassau Police
  • Pharoh Xavier Boone, age 20 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I wanted to discuss the role of community support in the aftermath of Pharoh Xavier Boone's tragic p... ...Read More
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