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Adrian Maldonado

Case from Bronx, NY dated Jul 19, 2016

Victim Details

Adrian Maldonado

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2016-07-19

23

Adrian

Maldonado

07/13/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was cut short in the courtyard of a Bronx housing complex, leaving behind a grieving family and a neighborhood shrouded in silence. Adrian Maldonado, a 23-year-old father, was fatally shot in the back on the night of July 19th outside the Melrose Houses. The sound of a single gunshot sent people scrambling for cover, and when the chaos subsided, Maldonado was found collapsed near a school playground, a fatal wound to his chest. He was rushed to a nearby ...
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  • WNYC: Mourning in the South Bronx | The Leonard Lopate Show | WNYC
  • Murder in the 4-0
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