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Melvin Batties

Case from Bronx, NY dated Jan 16, 2018

Victim Details

Melvin Batties

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2018-01-16

33

Melvin

Batties

07/26/2026

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In the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, on the evening of January 16, 2018, the life of a 33-year-old Black man named Melvin Batties was tragically cut short. Just before 7:10 p.m., in the courtyard of the Sedgwick Houses on West 174th Street, a single gunshot to the neck left Batties unresponsive. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

Batties, an aspiring musician from Brooklyn, was known to frequent the Sedgwick Houses to ...
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  • NY Daily News: Aspiring rapper shot dead near Bronx music video site
  • Aspiring rapper fatally shot outside Bronx housing development
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    I've been following the case of Melvin Batties, aka Phanelli DeBlasio, and I can't help but think ab... ...Read More
    11/30/2024
    It’s so tough to hear about what happened to Melvin Batties. Living in the same city, I can’t he... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role that music and art can play in bringing a... ...Read More
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