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Cordell Pittman

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated May 24, 2017

Victim Details

Cordell Pittman

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2017-05-24

29

Cordell

Pittman

07/13/2026

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On a late Wednesday night in May 2017, the life of 29-year-old Cordell Pittman, a male resident of Brooklyn, New York, was tragically cut short by a sudden burst of gunfire. The incident unfolded behind the New York City Housing Authority's Bushwick Houses on Moore Street, a place familiar to Pittman. He was in the company of about half a dozen other people when the evening's calm was shattered.

An unidentified gunman approached the group and opened fire, singling out Pittman. He was stru ...
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  • NY Daily News: Man dies after being shot 7 times in Brooklyn
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