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Case Description
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On a Christmas Day that should have been filled with joy, Rafael Cepeda, a 35-year-old male, was tragically killed in Hempstead, New York. He was walking from his apartment to the local train station to pick up his 11-year-old daughter, with whom he was planning to celebrate the holiday. It was approximately 6:25 p.m. on December 25, 2017, when the sound of gunshots echoed on Terrace Avenue. Police were alerted to the shooting by the ShotSpotter system and upon arrival, they discovered Cepeda ha ...Read More
Victim Details

Rafael Cepeda

Male

Black / African American

Hempstead

NY

2017-12-25

35

Rafael

Cepeda

01/10/2026