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Tyreke Borel

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Sep 05, 2016

Victim Details

Tyreke Borel

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2016-09-05

17

Tyreke

Borel

07/28/2026

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Tyreke Borel, a 17-year-old Black male, had a conversation with his mother, who urged him to be safe before he left his Brooklyn home to attend the annual J'Ouvert celebration on September 5, 2016. A native of Trinidad, he had moved to New York four years prior and was studying to become a car mechanic. His mother described him as a "lovely child who wanted to enjoy the Labor Day."

In the pre-dawn hours of the festival, at approximately 3:50 a.m., Tyreke was sitting alone on a park bench ...
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  • NY Daily News: Suspected J’Ouvert killer was intoxicated at time of shooting
  • New York Post: St. John’s student, high school student killed at J’Ouvert festival
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