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Fernando Gonzalez Chavez

Case from Queens, NY dated May 31, 2017

Victim Details

Fernando Gonzalez Chavez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

2017-05-31

39

Fernando

Gonzalez Chavez

07/19/2026

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Fernando Gonzalez Chavez, a 39-year-old man of Salvadoran descent, found his life tragically cut short in the early hours of May 31, 2017. A resident of Bayside, Queens, he was standing outside a Flushing deli on 162nd Street when he was fatally shot. The single gunshot wound to his chest proved fatal, piercing a lung and ending his life at the scene. A father who worked in construction, Gonzalez Chavez had celebrated his 39th birthday just a couple of months prior.

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  • NBC New York: Man Dies After Being Shot in Face in Front of Bodega: NYPD
  • NY Daily News: Man shot dead outside Queens deli, gunman on the loose
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