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Marie Faye

Death by Force
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Marie Faye, a 35-year-old nurse from the Bronx, New York, tragically lost her life on March 21, 2018. The incident occurred inside an apartment on Ogden Avenue, where she was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding her death involved Alain Samba, a 42-year-old correction officer who was off-duty at the time. According to reports, Samba claimed that his gun went off accidentally while he was cleaning it. The single gunshot wound to Faye's chest proved fatal, and she was pronounced dead at the ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Marie Faye

    Female

    Black / African American

    Bronx

    NY

    2018-03-21

    35

    Marie

    Faye

    11/27/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Does anyone else feel uneasy about the whole gun-cleaning story? Even if it was truly an accident, t... ...Read More
    01/19/2025
    Does anyone have insight into the training that correction officers, like Samba, typically receive r... ...Read More
    05/04/2024
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