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Tiarah Shanice Poyau

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Sep 05, 2016

Victim Details

Tiarah Shanice Poyau

Female

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2016-09-05

22

Tiarah

Shanice Poyau

07/06/2026

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Tiarah Shanice Poyau, a 22-year-old St. John's University student, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of September 5, 2016. The incident occurred during the annual J'Ouvert festival in Brooklyn, New York, a pre-dawn celebration that precedes the West Indian Day Parade. Poyau was with three friends when a man, later identified as 20-year-old Reginald Moise, began grinding on her. When she told him to 'get off' her, he shot her in the face at close range.

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  • NY Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: Accused J’Ouvert killer too drunk to remember shooting
  • NY Daily News: Suspected J’Ouvert killer was intoxicated at time of shooting
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