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Joseph Kuaffo

Case from Yonkers, NY dated Sep 24, 2017

Victim Details

Joseph Kuaffo

Male

Black / African American

Yonkers

NY

2017-09-24

16

Joseph

Kuaffo

07/26/2026

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In the late afternoon of September 24, 2017, a tragic incident unfolded inside a home on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers, New York, leading to the untimely death of 16-year-old Joseph Kuaffo. A male of Black/African American descent, Kuaffo sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency services were called to the scene around 4:20 p.m., and the teenager was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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  • lohud.com: Teens were showing gun before shot that killed Yonkers 16-year-old: Police
  • lohud.com: Yonkers boy, 16, fatally shot at his Warburton Avenue home
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