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Jonathan Olds

Case from Schenectady, NY dated Jul 29, 2017

Victim Details

Jonathan Olds

Male

Black / African American

Schenectady

NY

2017-07-29

20

Jonathan

Olds

07/07/2026

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Jonathan Olds, a 20-year-old man from Schenectady, New York, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2017. On that summer evening, Olds was among a crowd of about 30 people gathered outside the El Dorado bar on Crane Street. The scene turned chaotic when a man, later identified as 26-year-old Niam Dorvil, fired a 9mm semiautomatic pistol into the crowd. Olds was struck by the gunfire and was later pronounced dead at Ellis Hospital. Two other individuals were also injured in the incident, one with a ...
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  • WRGB: Schenectady Police identify victim who died in Crane Street shooting
  • NEWS10 ABC: Police investigating fatal shooting on Crane Street in Schenectady
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