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Melquain Jatelle Anderson

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Oct 25, 2017

Victim Details

Melquain Jatelle Anderson

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2017-10-25

27

Melquain

Jatelle Anderson

07/19/2026

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In the brisk autumn of 2017, the life of 27-year-old Melquain Jatelle Anderson was violently cut short on a Brooklyn street. On the evening of October 25th, while waiting for a bus near the Farragut Houses, a place familiar to him, Anderson was gunned down in a senseless act of violence. The young man, who was a student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice with aspirations of attending law school, was shot multiple times and died from his injuries. At the time of his death, his girlfriend was ...
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  • NY Daily News: Man shot dead at Brooklyn bus stop
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