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Saleem Merukeb

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Nov 03, 2017

Victim Details

Saleem Merukeb

Male

Middle Eastern / Arab

Buffalo

NY

2017-11-03

37

Saleem

Merukeb

07/03/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 3, 2017, a dispute on a Buffalo street escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 37-year-old Saleem Merukeb. The male victim was on Allen Street near Delaware Avenue at approximately 1:30 a.m. when an altercation broke out. The argument, which occurred in the street in front of a local bar, Frizzy's, though unrelated to the establishment itself, turned into a physical fight.

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  • The Buffalo News: Fatal Allen Street shooting stuns neighbors
  • 1 dead, 1 injured after separate overnight incidents in Allentown
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