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Abdulla Yafaee

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Dec 12, 2017

Victim Details

Abdulla Yafaee

Male

Middle Eastern / Arab

Brooklyn

NY

2017-12-12

80

Abdulla

Yafaee

07/21/2026

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In the quiet borough of Brooklyn, an evening in December turned tragic for Abdulla Yafaee, an 80-year-old male shop owner of Yemeni descent. On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, inside the East New York bodega he owned, a dispute over a mere fifty cents for a two-dollar beer would escalate into a fatal encounter. A man, unable to complete his purchase, reportedly became enraged and threatened to return and cause harm.

Later that same evening, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the threat materialized. ...
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    I can't stop thinking about the impact Mr. Yafaee had on his community. It's really moving to hear h... ...Read More
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